Seized Upon Quotes

15 quotes by 15 authors

Those who foresee the future and recognize it as tragic are often seized upon by a madness which forced them to commit the very acts… — Rebecca West
Characteristically skeptical of the idea that living things would faithfully follow mathematical formulas, [Robert Harper] seized upon factors in corn which seemed to blend in… — Charles Thom
Well, every man has a religion; has something in heaven or earth which he will give up everything else for - something which absorbs him… — Walt Whitman
Behind the black portent of the new atomic age lies a hope which, seized upon with faith, can work out salvation. . . . Let… — Bernard Baruch
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. — Pliny the Elder
I had eventually come to understand that friendship was a delicate, gradual process that mustnâ€™t be rushed or seized upon but allowed and encouraged to… — Daniel Tammet
Everybody seized upon a bit of the beast. The Sultan claimed the liver, which, when dried and powdered, is worth twice its weight in gold… — Isabella Bird
A great emotion is too selfish ; it takes into itself all the blood of the spirit, and the congestion leaves the hands too cold… — Fernando Pessoa
When the most abstract and "useless" disciplines have been cultivated for a time, they are often seized upon as practical tools by other departments of… — James R Newman
There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger… — John F. Kennedy
...as the slow sea sucked at the shore and then withdrew, leaving the strip of seaweed bare and the shingle churned, the sea birds raced… — Daphne du Maurier
Events such as the 1991 Tailhook debacle have been seized upon and used by feminists to attack the military culture and bring about major concessions. — Jim Webb
They have seized upon the government by bribery and corruption. They have made speculation and public robbery a science. They have loaded the nation, the… — Denis Kearney
They knew that to put God in the constitution was to put man out. They knew that the recognition of a Deity would be seized… — Robert Ingersoll
They have seized upon the government by bribery and corruption (armed robbery). They have made speculation and public robbery a science. They have loaded the… — Zahradeen

Who Wrote These Seized Upon Quotes

15 authors contributed a total of 15 Seized Upon Quotes as follows: