Sharp Quotes
863 quotes by 710 authors
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I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able…
— Alexis Arguello
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I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.
— Karen Armstrong
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There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
— Ansel Adams
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Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so…
— Bernard Baruch
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Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and…
— Ben Bernanke
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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke.
— Ambrose Bierce
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God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers, And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face, A gauntlet with a gift in…
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge…
— Kobe Bryant
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I believe the biggest themes of life are put into the best focus when held up against the very sharp light of mortality.
— Mitch Albom
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It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.
— George W. Bush
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Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable…
— Samuel Butler
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Let me say this as clearly as I can: No matter how sharp a grievance or how deep a hurt, there is no justification for…
— William J. Clinton
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The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I…
— Ty Cobb
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'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of…
— Sam Abell
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Discovery should come as an adventure rather than as the result of a logical process of thought. Sharp, prolonged thinking is necessary that we may…
— Theobald Smith
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To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a hair, it does…
— Sun Tzu
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Niko's angular face caught a flicker of firelight and Tempus saw his future there: sharp purpose, discipline, and power in perfect balance; love of man…
— Janet Morris
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Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence. It cannot be compared to anything else: it is so sharp, precise, obvious, and direct. If we…
— Chogyam Trungpa
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The knives in my apartment are only sharp enough to open envelopes with. Cutting a slice of coarse bread is on the borderline of their…
— Peter Høeg
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