Stifles Quotes

28 quotes by 27 authors

Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. — Albert Camus
Bu is a word that cools many a warm impulse, stifles many a kindly thought, puts a dead stop to many a brotherly deed. No… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
The roaring of the wind is my wife and the stars through the window pane are my children. The mighty abstract idea I have of… — John Keats
I don't have to worry about what people are thinking and what's going on in the industry. I don't want that stuff to influence what… — Shania Twain
One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists, sourpusses. — Pope Francis
Overregulation stifles creativity. It smothers innovation. It gives dinosaurs a veto over the future. It wastes the extraordinary opportunity for a democratic creativity that digital… — Lawrence Lessig
But it [crony capitalism] erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers… — Charles Koch
In Iraq #1 we stayed within U.N. mandates, limited our response, went home after Kuwait was freed - and were censured for allowing Shiites and… — Victor Davis Hanson
Overprotecting intellectual property is as harmful as underprotecting it. Creativity is impossible without a rich public domain. Nothing today, likely nothing since we tamed fire,… — Alex Kozinski
Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue, restrains the hand and tramples upon temptations. — George Horne
No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens. — Michelle Obama
To get greater than 100% return on a growth step, give up defensiveness. Defensiveness stifles performance, and destroys relationships. — Henry Cloud
The death tax destroys family businesses and stifles investment that leads to increases in jobs and personal income. As a result, 70 percent of family-owned… — Jennifer Dunn
No one was ever born without that light or flame of life. Some event, some person stifles or drowns it altogether. I was always tempted… — Anais Nin
The moment that any life, however good, stifles you, you may be sure it isn't your real life. — A. C. Benson
It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of life and turn it into… — Eric Hoffer
Simply put, no society can truly flourish if it stifles the dreams and productivity of half its population. Happily, I see evidence all over the… — William J. Clinton
The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work. — Daniel H. Pink
Whoever lacks the initiative to read books stifles his own selfhood, — Carl F. H. Henry
On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us - ah! what a dream, to live… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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