Preys Quotes
23 quotes by 18 authors
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Death is given in a kiss; the dearest kindnesses are fatal; and into this life, where one thing preys upon another, the child too often…
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy,…
— Abraham Lincoln
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O jealousy, Thou ugliest fiend of hell! thy deadly venom Preys on my vitals, turns the healthful hue Of my flesh check to haggard sallowness,…
— Hannah More
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With curious art the brain, too finely wrought, Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.
— Charles Churchill
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Sorrow has the fortunate peculiarity that it preys upon itself. It dies of starvation. Since it is essentially an interruption of habits, it can be…
— August Strindberg
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Families cannot prosper and keep America strong if government becomes a Goliath that preys upon their wealth, usurps their rights, and crushes their spirit.
— Ronald Reagan
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Disease preys on a weak and malnourished mind.
— Bernard Jensen
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Man, biologically considered ... is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own…
— William James
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Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him: His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last, For violent fires…
— William Shakespeare
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Oh literature, oh the glorious Art, how it preys upon the marrow in our bones. It scoops the stuffing out of us, and chucks us…
— D. H. Lawrence
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Yeah, I had an idea to make a very scary movie, based on a kind of serial murderer that preys on tourists.
— Brian De Palma
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You can,t make yourself happy by causing other peoples misery -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
— Tyler Perry
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Are You Living or Just Existing?" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
— Tyler Perry
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You can't build your life around hurts from the past" -Tyler Perry The Family That Preys
— Tyler Perry
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Congress should ban advertising that preys upon children, it should stop subsidizing dead-end jobs, it should pass tougher food safety laws, it should protect American…
— Eric Schlosser
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Bruce, you’re an ugly and silly old man. You’re very possibly an alcoholic and God knows what else. You’re the type of sad case who…
— Irvine Welsh
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What preys on my mind is simply this one question: what am I good for, could I not be of service or use in some…
— Vincent Van Gogh
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First I shall name the eagle, of which there are three species: the great grey eagle is the largest, of great strength and high flight;…
— William Bartram
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Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the most formidable of all the beasts of prey, and, indeed,…
— William James
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The modern age has been characterized by a Promethean spirit, a restless energy that preys on speed records and shortcuts, unmindful of the past, uncaring…
— Jeremy Rifkin
Who Wrote These Preys Quotes
18 authors contributed a total of 23 Preys Quotes as follows: