Straining Quotes

65 quotes by 63 authors

Embraces do not matter; they merely indicate the will to love and may as well be followed by defeat as victory. But disregard means that… — Rebecca West
The sight of me puffing and straining apparently amused him to no end. — Ilona Andrews
As a species, we have evolved to survive. And the way we do it is by straining and straining and, at last, every few generaitons,… — Orson Scott Card
Now I felt the long-forgotten urgency of lovemaking, when it seems one's human selves leave, to be replaced by hungry beasts bolting their food. Gone… — Margaret George
The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Straining at gnats and swallowing camels is a required course in all law schools. — Robert A. Heinlein
I see all of us reading ourselves away from ourselves, straining in circles of light to find more light until the line of words becomes… — Billy Collins
she kissed him with all the aching longing that being this close to him evoked; she kissed him in all the ways he had ever… — Judith McNaught
There are the stars--doing their old, old crisscross journeys in the sky. Scholars haven't settled the matter yet, but they seem to think there are… — Thornton Wilder
If this was The Lord of the Rings and I had a smart British voice like Cate Blanchett, I could tell you the background of… — Charlaine Harris
Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere in the universe that creation came to an end with the birth of man? Do you see the… — Daniel Quinn
All reined up in old language and old assumptions, straining to jump clean-hoofed on to a whole new track of being I only suspect is… — Peter Shaffer
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot; Follow your spirit: and upon this charge, Cry â€”… — William Shakespeare
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life. — Anton Chekhov
Wonder why we can do this,' he called out with his mind. The mental effort of speaking to her was already strainingâ€”he felt a headache… — James Dashner
It is not the straining for great things that is most effective; it is the doing the little things, the common duties, a little better… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Be still and allow the mud to settle. — Laozi
Professional standards, the standards of ambition and selfishness, are always sliding downward toward expense, ostentation, and mediocrity. They tend always to narrow the ground of… — Wendell Berry
There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied. You cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it by… — Alan Watts
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. — Stephen Spender

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