Straining Quotes

65 quotes by 63 authors

The vital straining towards an ideal, definite but latent, when it dominates a whole life, may express that ideal more fully than could the best… — George Santayana
I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and wearing microphones may… — Steve Nash
The discrepancy between what was expected and what has been observed has grown over the years, and we're straining harder and harder to fill the… — Jeremiah P. Ostriker
Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. When the great oak is straining in the wind,… — Edwin Markham
To care for the quarrels of the past, to identify oneself passionately with a cause that became, politically speaking, a losing cause with the birth… — Mary McCarthy
I wasn't straining at the bit to become a movie star any more than I had plotted to get out of vaudeville and into Broadway… — Ethel Merman
There are little things that get on my nerves, like people who have reading material in their powder room. When you go in someoneâ€™s house,… — John Waters
He who sees without loving is only straining his eyes in the darkness. — Maurice Maeterlinck
Anarchism is no patent solution for all human problems, no Utopia of a perfect social order, as it has often been called, since on principle… — Rudolf Rocker
Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind; Though fraught with all learning, yet straining… — Oliver Goldsmith
It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic… — Elihu Root
I want to be seen here in my simple, natural, ordinary fashion, without straining or artifice; for it is myself that I portray... I am… — Michel de Montaigne
Human beings grew up in forests; we have a natural affinity for them. How lovely a tree is, straining toward the sky. — Carl Sagan
Pastor Veronica told the story of a sparrow lying in the street with its legs straight up in the air, straining. a warhorse walks up… — Anne Lamott
Sensuality is the total mobilization of the senses: an individual observes his partner intently, straining to catch every sound. — Milan Kundera
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
Attention is the vital thing and there is no tension in attention. It just happens to be a similar word. It's not concentration or straining.… — Eckhart Tolle
He was sure that he was not the cause of the abrupt silence. His passage through the canyon had not previously disturbed either birds or… — Dean Koontz
The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Even though running is physically straining, it's mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you've accomplished something. — Biz Stone

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