Spurs Quotes

184 quotes by 161 authors

Republican leaders have made clear they have no plans to use the power of government to stimulate the economy, invest in job creation and spur… — Dennis Kucinich
If we return to the two faces of individualism - individualism as the spur of energy, initiative, and imagination; and individualism as the limitless struggle… — Immanuel Wallerstein
Young horses who cannot bear the whip or spur find life hard. At every smart they start forward and rush to their destruction, and when… — Selma LagerlÃ¶f
Quite often, as life goes on, when we feel completely secure as we go on our way, we suddenly notice that we are trapped in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I spent a fair amount of time editing the lyrics and allowing the song to kind of evolve. ... anytime there's anything worthwhile, it certainly… — Jeff Tweedy
Nothing did more to spur the boom in stocks than the decision made by the New York Federal Reserve bank, in the spring of 1927,… — Bernard Baruch
You find that you have to do many things, more than just lift up the camera and shoot, and so you get involved in it… — Jay Maisel
Being onstage is like being rock star. Whereas if you're doing a movie, it's such a confined space. You know, you do a comedy, it's… — Matthew Lillard
Everything is always spur-of-the-moment. All of my tattoos I decide that second and do it, — Avril Lavigne
Film acting is really the trick of doing moments. You rarely do a take that lasts more than 20 seconds. You really earn your spurs… — Sam Shepard
Team spirit spurs me on. I've always found it easier to be strong for other people than for myself. — Cheryl Cole
I particularly remember the time I gave (the research director) my paper on the banking industry. I felt very proud of my work. However, he… — Stanley Druckenmiller
God has given to man no sharper spur to victory than contempt of death. — Hannibal
Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning. — Mickey Hart
Economic and military power can be developed under the spur of laws and appropriations. But moral power does not derive from any act of Congress.… — John Foster Dulles
Cap and trade generates special interests, lobbyists, and trading schemes, yielding non-productive millionaires, all at public expense. The public is fed up with such business.… — James Hansen
Problems, however, are rarely solved on the spur of the moment. They must be organized and dissected, then key issues isolated and defined. A period… — William Redington Hewlett
Keeping a [journal] need not be a major chore-just a few minutes of notes each day can be valuable. Writing crystallizes insights, fools the defense… — Roger N. Walsh
Patriotism is a salt against rottenness, a glorious spur to high endeavour; it recovers the half-obliterated virtue of loyalty, calls every man to service, and… — Unknown Author
Nobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions;… — Charles Caleb Colton

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