Strain Quotes

303 Strain quotes by 267 unique authors

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue… — Warren Christopher
The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required… — Leonid Shamkovich
The problem is maddening. The thing you seek is so close, you feel you could reach out and touch it. You feel it is your… — Dave Sim
A few years ago we colonised this place with some of our finest felons, thieves, muggers, alcoholics and prostitutes, a strain of depravity which I… — Ian Wooldridge
Under the strain of this continually impending doom and by the sleeplessness to which I now condemned myself, ay, even beyond what I had thought… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Words strain, crack, and sometime break, under the burden. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The road to glory is difficult with its rocks and boulders, its strain and struggle. Things aren't always as easy as we would like. Surprises… — Thelma Wells
It is trial that proves one thing weak and another strong. A house built on the sand is in fair weather just as good as… — Henry Ward Beecher
When his veering gait And every motion of his starry train Seem governed by a strain Of music, audible to him alone. — William Wordsworth
I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy. — Og Mandino
God never gives strength for tomorrow, or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the minute. — Oswald Chambers
Where love is the compelling power, there is no sense of strain or conflict or bondage in doing what is right: the man or woman… — F. F. Bruce
We strain to hear. But instead of hearing an answer we catch sight of God himself scraped and torn. Through our tears we see the… — Nicholas Wolterstorff
To love someone properly probably means that you won’t be very popular. Pure love, loving the way it was intended, is unfortunately a foreign concept… — Mark Hart
Soft is the strain when zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The… — Alexander Pope
The family as an institution today is beset on all sides. Conflicts within the family are critical and often damaging. Contention puts heavy strain on… — Marvin J. Ashton
... I had to depend on Braille for my reading and guide for my walking...I am now wearing no glasses, reading and all without strain...by… — Aldous Huxley
What breaks capitalism, all that will ever break capitalism, is capitalists. The faster they run the more strain on their heart. — Raymond Williams
To be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy. In this age there is… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Every advance in knowledge and technique is matched by a new kind of death, a new strain. Death adapts, like a viral agent. — Don DeLillo
Till old experience do attain To something like prophetic strain. — John Milton
Anyone familiar with the numerous accounts of the Buddha's extraordinary compassion and reverence for living beings - for example his insistence that his monks strain… — Philip Kapleau
The secret of popular writing is never to put more on a given page than the common reader can lap off it with no strain… — Ezra Pound
If we're going to talk about economic fairness, or about fairness, one of the most pressing economic issues facing families, seniors, and job creators in… — Roy Blunt
When you feel strain, keep your mouth shut if you can. — Thomas Harris

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