Pricks Quotes

39 quotes by 39 authors

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. — Napoleon Bonaparte
It is only because man believes himself to be free, not because he is free, that he experiences remorse and pricks of conscience. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Judging from the way they sat and goggled at the drag on the stage it was obvious that they were indulging in delightful fantasies that… — Eric Hiscock
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours… — William Halsey
LIFE is a mosaic of pleasure and pain - grief is an interval between two moments of joy. Peace is the interlude between two wars.… — Sathya Sai Baba
It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks — Johnny Cash
What is the difference between a cactus and a conservative caucus? On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside. — John Diefenbaker
Even pain pricks to livelier living. — Amy Lowell
The only thing dumber than a Democrat or a Republican is when those pricks work together. You see, in our two-party system, the Democrats are… — Lewis Black
Whatever your problems are, keep in mind that you die at the end of all this. Lets get out there, brutalize ourselves and laugh at… — Doug Stanhope
The average man takes life as a trouble. He is in a chronic state of irritation at the whole performance. He does not learn to… — Herbert Newton Casson
Do not let trifles disturb your tranquility of mind. The little pin-pricks of daily life when dwelt upon and magnified, may do great damage, but… — Grenville Kleiser
These are the most arrogant pricks in the world starting with Belichick on down. — Terrell Suggs
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood. — Maya Angelou
Do not kick against the pricks. — Aeschylus
Good luck to progressive candidates in U.S. Senate elections against the usual rich, white, racist, women-hating pricks they run against. — Irvine Welsh
There exists, at the bottom of all abasement and misfortune, a last extreme which rebels and joins battle with the forces of law and respectability… — Victor Hugo
President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls… — Anna Deavere Smith
Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn. — William Shakespeare
The Tuesday scowls, the Wednesday growls, the Thursday curses, the Friday howls, the Saturday snores, the Sunday yawns, the Monday morns, the Monday morns. The… — Samuel Beckett

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