Severe Quotes

434 quotes by 378 authors

Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and… — Jim DeMint
The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall… — Dag Hammarskjold
There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no… — Arthur Helps
There's childhood and early onset bipolar, but it transitions in your early adulthood into something a little bit different, and extremely severe. It was at… — Marya Hornbacher
As a child I experienced firsthand the severe effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially upon women and children. My parents taught me the importance of… — Naveen Jain
I suffered from severe depression for over a decade. My condition deteriorated steadily. I was suicidal. — Byron Katie
Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his… — John Keats
At the root of the shy temperament is a deep fear of social judgment, one so severe it can sometimes be crippling. Introverted people don't… — Jeffrey Kluger
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Indie music is 'it' now. It's kind of a revolution to the music: 1980s, 1990s music was getting very sanitized; they were complying with the… — Yoko Ono
Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and… — Leon Panetta
She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who… — Gilbert Parker
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence… — Maximilien Robespierre
Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much. — George Santayana
The dome of the U.S. Capitol has fallen into severe disrepair... As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which oversees matters… — Charles Schumer
I cannot say that the attitude of the United Nations always is for the Israeli attitude. Israel, I think, has been under severe attacks by… — Ariel Sharon
I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy. — William Tecumseh Sherman
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods is in line with what climate scientists have been predicting for decades - and evidence… — David Suzuki
I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some… — Henry David Thoreau

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