Strain Quotes

303 Strain quotes by 267 unique authors

A man can spend several hours sitting cross-legged in the same position if he knows that noting prevents him from changing it; but if he… — Leo Tolstoy
Dare we linger, dare we skate? Dare we laugh or celebrate, knowing we may strain the ice? Preserve the ice at any price? — Dean Koontz
I felt rather exhausted, and wondered, rather shocked at my callous thought, why old people were sometimes such a strain. Worse than young children or… — Daphne du Maurier
I believe it, she's a very good person, kind. There's weariness there, but no bitterness or spite. When you're with a girl like that you… — Sergei Lukyanenko
Gerry?' Laurel had to strain to hear thought the noise on the other end of the line. 'Gerry? Where are you?' 'London. A phone booth… — Kate Morton
Wait, what are you doing?” She could apparently hear the strain in my voice as I craned my neck from side to side. “I’m trying… — Darynda Jones
She felt so old, so worn out, so far away from the best moments of her life that she even yearned for those that she… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Let's pick it up," the man behind her said. "How many more of the tranquilizers do you have?" "Just three," the girl panted. "Gonna have… — Marissa Meyer
Birds buildbut not I build; no, but strain, Time's eunuch, and not breed one work that wakes. Mine,O thou lord of life, send my roots… — Gerard Manley Hopkins
You say that love is nonsense. I tell you it is no such thing. For weeks and months it is a steady physical pain, an… — Henry Adams
The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm. — August Bournonville
Freedom is a hard-bought thing and millions are in chains, but they strain toward the new day drawing near. — Paul Robeson
Our aim in education is to give a full life. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests. Life should be… — Charlotte Mason
Sooner or later that which is now life shall be poetry, and every fair and manly trait shall add a richer strain to the song. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people who habitually discount everything you tell them, whether it is… — Mark Twain
Freedom from worries and surcease from strain are illusions that always inhabit the distance. — Edwin Way Teale
Algae is the perfect food plant. It doubles cell mass every twelve hours, depending on the strain. — Homaro Cantu
If I had to pick favourite parts of Interlagos, I would say the first and last corners. The first corner is really technical and punishes… — Romain Grosjean
America has always had an apocalyptic strain. Yet it also seems to believe that if, or when, The End comes, it will still come out… — Charles Duhigg
The war waged against terror since September 11 puts a strain on democracy itself, because it is mostly waged in secret, using means that are… — Michael Ignatieff
Strong growth means increased use of energy at a pace that can strain the capacity to supply what is needed at a reasonable price. — George P. Shultz
Sin is protean. It is a cancer that keeps mutating, and just when you think you have killed off one form, it turns out a… — John Ortberg
I will not remain silent, resigned to watch as my fellow prisoners collapse under the strain of slavery-like conditions. — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
I was a Republican because I thought that those were the people who best supported markets. I think that is not true anymore. I was… — Elizabeth Warren
Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. — George Eliot

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