Rigid Quotes

290 quotes by 252 authors

Mathematics is not the rigid and rigidity-producing schema that the layman thinks it is; rather, in it we find ourselves at that meeting point of… — Hermann Weyl
When you become defensive, blame others, and do not accept and surrender to the moment, your life meets resistance. Any time you encounter resistance, recognize… — Deepak Chopra
The champions of socialism call themselves progressives, but they recommend a system which is characterized by rigid observance of routine and by a resistance to… — Ludwig von Mises
How deep and sticky is the darkness of childhood, how rigid the blades of infant evil, which is unadulterated, unrestrained by the convenient cushions of… — Katherine Dunn
I think there is a tendency for people to get rigid and caught up in their beliefs of what is right and wrong, and they… — Matisyahu
If youâ€™re too rigid in your thinking you may miss some wonderful opportunities for storytelling. — Vince Gilligan
Well, if I use Hispanic culture I get corruption and really good salsa music. If I use Chinese culture I get rigid thinking and decent… — John Ringo
Everyone will tell you how rigid I am, but a teacher has to be flexible. You can't cut the student to your cloth; you have… — Jeanine Basinger
A free curiosity is more effective in learning than a rigid discipline. — Saint Augustine
The outer ring of Christianity is a rigid guard of ethical abnegations and professional priests; but inside that inhuman guard you will find the old… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A rigid America is also weak and vulnerable, because it sacrifices its unique strength: the energy of people who think they can always make something… — James Fallows
Our destiny often looks like a fruit-tree in winter. Who would think from its pitiable aspect that those rigid boughs, those rough twigs could next… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I like cats.... When I meet a cat, I say, "Poor Pussy!" and stoop down and tickle the side of its head; and the cat… — Jerome K. Jerome
If one's conscious life is too rigid, too regimented, then the surface may crack at times, and we are unprepared for the strange emotions or… — Anais Nin
It's fairly obvious that American education is a cultural flop. Americans are not a well-educated people culturally, and their vocational education often has to be… — Raymond Chandler
We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the necessity of a rigid economy and an inflexible determination not… — Andrew Jackson
Gradually I find that my whole soul is merging itself into this business of writing, and especially of writing poetry. I am going to try… — Sidney Lanier
The north-south line of 'the mountains,' meaning the Cascade Range, forty miles east of Seattle, is a rigid political frontier. — Jonathan Raban
I've had cats all my life and obviously loved them, but the litter box, and the having to always get a house sitter, they're just… — Martha Plimpton
The constraints that humankind has set upon itself are so narrow, so rigid. If you don't wear your clothes one day, they'll lock you up.… — Frederick Lenz

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