Stifle Quotes

113 Stifle quotes by 99 unique authors

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. — Leo Tolstoy
In 70s America, protest used to be very effective, but in subsequent decades municipalities have sneakily created a web of 'overpermiticisation' - requirements that were… — Naomi Wolf
Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult… — Liu Xiaobo
For paradise we long. For perfection we were made...This longing is the source of the hunger and dissatisfaction that mark our lives...This longing makes our… — Richard John Neuhaus
Anyone who has ever experienced love knows that you can have too much or too little. You can have love that parches, love that defeats.… — Kevin Brockmeier
Or renounce life altogether! Accept fate obediently as it is, once and for all, and stifle everything in myself, renouncing any right to act, to… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
It is only on the battlefield of ideas that the best ones can be recognized and ultimately prevail. Only those afraid of the truth seek… — Glenn Beck
What was alien was being ordinary, being humdrum, being trapped into appeasing...having to crush and stifle my opinions, not being allowed to be brilliant, tricking… — Russell Brand
we have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle… — Paulo Coelho
You don't believe that your friend could ever do anything great. You despise yourself in secret, even â€“ no, especially â€“ when you stand on… — Wilhelm Reich
Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity. — Karl Lagerfeld
How many people have been thus led, through lack of self-confidence, to stifle their most justified doubts? — Simone Weil
God does not want to control you, or stifle you, or manipulate you, or force you to do anything you don't want to do. Quite… — Matthew Kelly
In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down,… — Benjamin Franklin
Right, you've got a crooked sort of cross..." He consulted Unfogging the Future. "That means you're going to have 'trials and suffering' â€” sorry about… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Why are we worn out? Why do we, who start out so passionate, brave, noble, believing, become totally bankrupt by the age of thirty or… — Anton Chekhov
How the miracle of our meeting Shone there and sang, I didn't want to return From there to anywhere. Happiness instead of duty Was bitter… — Anna Akhmatova
Iâ€™ve lost someone, too,â€ he reminded her. â€œItâ€™s not the same!â€ She squeezed the bridge of her nose, trying to stifle her tears. â€œI was… — Nicholas Sparks
I think he came to die with me," I say. I clamp my hand over my mouth to stifle a sob. If I can keep… — Veronica Roth
He shifted his weight, throwing his good leg off the bed as if he were going to try to stand. â€œWhat are you doing?â€ I… — Stephenie Meyer

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