Sharper Quotes

97 Sharper quotes by 90 unique authors

The play is really a kind of nightmare. It ought to flow rapidly and effortlessly from one moment to another. In London, we had difficulty… — Arthur Miller
He was an Afghan Hound name Kabul. Since him I have had other Afghan Hounds.... Perhaps I am looking for his ghost. He is the… — Pablo Picasso
We are like dwarfs [the moderns] sitting on the shoulders of giants [the ancients]. Our glance can thus take in more things and reach farther… — Bernard of Chartres
I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast… — Jung Chang
Fear was there, too, cold and hot at the same time, making everything in the plain room sharper, with fewer shadows. — Allison Brennan
But the thing about proving things? Your jaggedness just goads you on â€“ it makes you sharper and harder. It gives you swagger. — Molly Crabapple
Besides, it happens (how, I cannot tell) that an idea launched like a javelin in proverbial form strikes with sharper point on the hearerâ€™s mind… — Desiderius Erasmus
Who said it first? We don't know, but very often we find the same ideas attributed to two different people. All we can do is… — Eden Phillpotts
All sounds are sharper in winter; the air transmits better. At night I hear more distinctly the steady roar of the North Mountain. In summer… — John Burroughs
It is good to be on your guard against an Englishman who speaks French perfectly; he is very likely to be a card-sharper or an… — W. Somerset Maugham
Children have very sharp powers of observation - probably sharper than adults - yet at the same time their emotional reactions are murky and much… — Donna Tartt
For those broadcasters who are less than responsible, the FCC needs to have sharper teeth to enforce the law. — Fred Upton
Sharper than a serpents tongue, tighter than a bongo drum, quicker than a one night stand, slicker than a mambo band. — Don Henley
What I'm saying is individuals have better ideas if they're connected to rich, diverse networks of other individuals. If you put yourself in an environment… — Steven Johnson
I still wasn't convinced that tossing a shoe didn't mean you harbored an anger-management problem, but I did understand love now. How it wrapped around… — Erin McCarthy
Violence of the tongue is very real- sharper than any knife. — Teresa Giudice
A dream inspiring a story is different than placing a description of a dream in a story. When you describe a character's dream, it has… — Jeff VanderMeer
My nutritionist has done a great job in changing my diet after we established I am allergic to things like gluten - I can't eat… — Novak Djokovic
How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods… — David Hilbert
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword. — Samuel Johnson

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