Spurs Quotes

184 Spurs quotes by 161 unique authors

Oh blind, oh ignorant, self-seeking cupidity whcih spurs as so in the short mortal life and steeps as through all eternity. — Dante Alighieri
Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things. — Patrick Rothfuss
I'm riding you with a slack rein, my pet, but don't forget that I'm riding with curb and spurs just the same. — Margaret Mitchell
It's not that kind of love. It's the real kind. The unconditional kind. The nonjudgemental kind. Not the physical kind. I love you as a… — Alyson Noel
In every age there are plenty of people around to remind you what you cannot possibly do. Thank goodness, for these naysayers provide a priceless… — Jerry Spinelli
if you cannot but weep when your soul summons you to prayer, she should spur you again and yet again, though weeping, until you shall… — Khalil Gibran
My point is that love is the most powerful motivator in the world. It spurs mortals to greatness. Their noblest, bravest acts are done for… — Rick Riordan
[Research] suggests that what we think of as free will is largely an illusion: much of the time, we are simply operating on automatic pilot,… — Malcolm Gladwell
I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgements, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become… — Jerome K. Jerome
Continue to spur a running horse. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The fear thou art in, Sancho," said Don Quixote, "prevents thee from seeing or hearing correctly, for one of the effects of fear is to… — Miguel de Cervantes
And there you are on the shore, fitful and thoughtful, trying to attach them to an idea â€” some news of your own life. But… — Mary Oliver
I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in… — Edmond Rostand
It's just because I love the past that I want this house to look back on its glamourous moment of youth and beauty, and I… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
And in me too the wave rises. It swells; it arches its back. I am aware once more of a new desire, something rising beneath… — Virginia Woolf
Pity was meant to be a spur that drives joy to help misery. But it can be used the wrong way round. It can be… — C.S. Lewis
We don't have a choice in how or when our bad days will blindside us. But what we do choose is how we allow them… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He was a man who would never ask for sympathy. He was a man who sought only to do what was right. Such people appear… — Steven Erikson
The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having… — James Payn
We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others,… — Wilferd Peterson
When you work for somebody who is very technical, and understands and has creative solutions to your problems, it spurs you along and stops you… — David Perry
The presidency is the most visible thread that runs through the tapestry of the American government. More often than not, for good or for ill,… — Mike Pence
There is an urgent need for a protective Ebola vaccine, and it is important to establish that a vaccine is safe and spurs the immune… — Anthony Fauci
Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth. — N. Robert Hammer

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