Spurs Quotes

184 Spurs quotes by 161 unique authors

Intellectual-property rules are clearly necessary to spur innovation: if every invention could be stolen, or every new drug immediately copied, few people would invest in… — James Surowiecki
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. — Jonathan Swift
The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance… — Jules Verne
When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Cities have always offered anonymity, variety, and conjunction, qualities best basked in by walking: one does not have to go into the bakery or the… — Rebecca Solnit
Every calamity is a spur and a valuable hint. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have you ever seen the dawn? Not a dawn groggy with lack of sleep or hectic with mindless obligations and you about to rush off… — Vera Nazarian
We all have to learn to live with our losses, and to use our regrets to spur us on in the future. — John Christopher
She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister… — Kate Chopin
I love all things, not only the grand but the infinitely small: thimble, spurs, plates, flower vases..... — Pablo Neruda
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

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