Strict Quotes

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I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates." Jeremy rolled his eyes. "Other parents warn their kids not to talk to strangers. I… — Kelley Armstrong
Your religion assumes that people are children and need a boogeyman so they'll behave. You want people to believe in God so they'll obey the… — Carl Sagan
Walking and overcoming by faith is not easy. For one thing, the dimension of time constantly constrains our perspective. Likewise, the world steadily tempts us.… — Neal A. Maxwell
In your language you have a form of poetry called the sonnetâ€¦There are fourteen lines, I believe, all in iambic pentameter. Thatâ€™s a very strict… — Madeleine L'Engle
The true nature of bureaucracy may be nowhere more obvious to the observer than in a developing country, for only there will it still be… — Alain de Botton
Strict seriousness was far more dangerous than any joke. — Saul Bellow
The tragedy is that we cannot believe the dogmas of religion and metaphysics if we have the strict methods of truth in heart and head,… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Plus her mom was so awesome. She was strict about some thingsâ€”donâ€™t leave your socks lying aroundâ€”but so not strict about other things, like calling… — James Patterson
Soon Hansel and Gretel came to a little cottage. When they got quite near, they saw that the little house was made of bread and… — Charles M. Schulz
For the first time in her life Granny wondered whether there might be something important in all these books people were setting store by these… — Terry Pratchett
With other people, Hilly hands out lies like the Presbyterians hand out guilt, but it's our own silent agreement, this strict honesty, perhaps the one… — Kathryn Stockett
People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but *actually* from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint - it's more like a big… — Steven Moffat
Rules? Ixion is supposed to be free of rules, yet it seems as strict as Grave in its own way and more...more dangerous. — Marianne de Pierres
We boarded the plane after boxing our stakes and knives and taking them to a FedEx carrier, airport security being so strict nowadays. In the… — Jeaniene Frost
She boasted the general battle-ax demeanor of an especially strict governess. This was the kind of woman who took her tea black, smoked cigars after… — Gail Carriger
It's unrealistic to live your life within such strict parameters. — David Sedaris
Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar. — Confucius
As I grew older, I understood that instructions came with this voice. What were these instructions? The instructions were never to lament casually. And if… — Leonard Cohen
I can't promise I'll never kill anyone again," he once said, strapping a refrigerator to his back. "It's unrealistic to live your life within such… — David Sedaris
Giving importance to what we think because we thought it, taking our own selves not only (to quote the Greek philosopher) as the measure of… — Fernando Pessoa

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