Ruthless Quotes

248 Ruthless quotes by 220 unique authors

Making out an invitation list for a party brings out the worst in everyone. It is then that our most ruthless estimates of the people… — Sydney J. Harris
It is said that it is far more difficult to hold and maintain leadership (liberty) than it is to attain it. Success is a ruthless… — Samuel J. Tilden
Heaven's blessing must attend all, and freedom must soon be given to the pining millions under a ruthless bondage. — Frederick Douglass
After the film it was raining, a light steady rain. Ruthless neon on the wet streets like busted candy. — Denis Johnson
No one seriously doubts Socrates' maxim: The unexamined life isn't worth living. Self-assessment and attempts at self-improvement are essential aspects of "the good life." Yes,… — Robert Burton
Throughout history government has served as a vehicle for the organization of hatred and oppression, benefiting no one except those who are ambitious and ruthless… — Doug Casey
Because one species is more clever than another, does it give it the right to imprison or torture the less clever species? Does one exceptionally… — Richard D. Ryder
Of course I believe in free enterprise but in my system of free enterprise, the democratic principle is that there never was, never has been,… — Harry S. Truman
Modern Darwinism makes it abundantly clear that many less ruthless traits, some not always admired by robber barons and Fuhrers - altruism, general intelligence, compassion… — Carl Sagan
Mother Nature is a relentless ruthless killer. She don't give a damn if you get home to your family. — Joe Teti
Maybe that, really, is as good a definition as any of an artist in the world: a ruthless person. — Claire Messud
Let there be no mistake, Hamas is a ruthless terrorist organization. — Lois Capps
I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their… — Julian Schnabel
Women with women. Men with men. They committed indecent acts with one another. And they received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. They're… — Phil Robertson
Making a decision to be a public figure isn't their choice right now. I don't think it's fair. Even though they're beautiful and I love… — Lisa Marie Presley
Leaders need to have a ruthless commitment to resolving relational conflict regardless of how bad it feels. — Bill Hybels
In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath. I could not hear the rhythm of… — Kate Chopin
People forgot that industry is not an end in itself, but should be only a means to insure to man his material subsistence and to… — Rudolf Rocker
Ruthless man: you begin by slaying the animal and then you devour it, as if to slay it twice. It is not enough. You turn… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The BIBLE - banned, burned, beloved. More widely read, more frequently attacked than any other book in history. Generations of intellectuals have attempted to discredit it, dictators… — Charles Colson
The overwhelming pressure of mechanization evident in the newspaper and the magazine, has led to the creation of vast monopolies of communication. Their entrenched positions… — Harold Innis
Behind the honeyed but patently absurd pleas for equality is a ruthless drive for placing themselves (the elites) at the top of a new hierarchy… — Murray Rothbard
It's fun playing two roles. The roles provide a wonderful range of emotions. Stuart is childlike and sensitive. Adam is ruthless, outrageous. He's flamboyant. He… — David Canary
The true ethical test is not only the readiness to save the victims, but also - even more, perhaps - the ruthless dedication to annihilating… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
The most ruthless of all humans are the ones cornered in by death. — Yuu Watase

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