Sharp Quotes

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But see, Orion sheds unwholesome dews; Arise, the pines a noxious shade diffuse; Sharp Boreas blows, and nature feels decay, Time conquers all, and we… — Alexander Pope
Usually when someone believes in a particular religion, his attitude becomes more and more a sharp angle pointing away from himself. In our way the… — Shunryu Suzuki
We cannot rule out a situation in which a preemptive policy tightening becomes necessary, ... Such caution seems especially warranted with regard to the sharp… — Alan Greenspan
Through the sharp air a flaky torrent flies, Mocks the slow sight, and hides the gloomy skies; The fleecy clouds their chilly bosoms bare, And… — George Crabbe
We should see the desire for neatness, the desire for sharp impressions, as a desire in art. — Eli Siegel
If the fruit is green it will not fall to the ground even if you beat it with a sharp stick. When it is ripe… — Sathya Sai Baba
In sharp contrasts to traditional art, modern art does not hide the fact that it is something made and produced: on the contrary, it underscores… — Theodor Adorno
There is a curiously sharp sense of joy - or perhaps better expressed, a sense of mild ecstasy - that comes when you find the… — Rollo May
All my novels are about the ambiguities that lie beneath the sharp edges of the law. — Scott Turow
Old age doth in sharp pains abound; We are belabored by the gout, Our blindness is a dark profound, Our deafness each one laughs about.… — Pierre-Jean de Beranger
So the stock market could have a negative wealth effect and weigh on capital spending, but a sharp decline in long-term interest rates would be… — Joseph Barbera
So the horns of the stag are sharp to offend his adversary, but are branched for the purpose of parrying or receiving the thrusts of… — Erasmus Darwin
Men of broader intellect know that there is no sharp distinction betwixt the real and the unreal — H P Lovecraft
Dim loneliness came imperceivably into the fields and he turned back. The birds piped oddly; some wind was caressing the higher foliage, turning it all… — A. E. Coppard
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children. — Bob Dylan
We should all die with a sharp, brusque heart attack. My father was lucky like that. One day he went hunting. He had a good… — Alain Resnais
What are the hallmarks of a competent writer of fiction? The first, it seems to me, is that he should be immensely interested in human… — H. L. Mencken
Eugene Peterson's language makes the Bible exciting and strong, sweet, sharp, persuasive, painful, personal, contemporary, kind, and dramaticâ€”and available to every reader of this age. — Walter Wangerin
Writing is simple. First you have to make sure you have plenty of paper... sharp pencils... typewriter ribbon. Then put your belly up to the… — Jeff MacNelly
Post-Modern space is historically specific, rooted in conventions, unlimited or ambiguous in zoning and irrational or transformational in its relation of parts to wholeâ€¦â€¦. â€¦skew… — Charles Jencks

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