Strain Quotes

303 Strain quotes by 267 unique authors

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
Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than… — John McCarthy
We manage the fear, I manage the fear, but it certainly takes its toll, the strain does. — Christiane Amanpour
The anchors now made are contrived so as to sink into the ground as soon as they reach it, and to hold a great strain… — William Falconer
Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose… — Hugh Miller
Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain. — William Lyon Mackenzie King

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