Strict Quotes

427 Strict quotes by 373 unique authors

We are not made up, as we had always supposed, of successively enriched packets of our own parts. We are shared, rented, occupied. At the… — Lewis Thomas
Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money. — Gene Tierney
When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed… — Tina Turner
Mexico has strict gun control. You cannot own a gun in Mexico. — Jesse Ventura
I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree. — Donatella Versace
I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children. — Donatella Versace
Only by strict specialization can the scientific worker become fully conscious, for once and perhaps never again in his lifetime, that he has achieved something… — Max Weber
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to… — Max Weber
I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster. — E. O. Wilson
Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict and you couldn't do well there unless you… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
I want to prove that if you write in strict meter and rhyme about subjects people care about, they will buy poetry. — Felix Dennis
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view… — Martin Filler
To keep my back from getting stiff, I have a strict regime every morning of stretching and do yoga once a week and Pilates. 'Strictly… — Cherie Lunghi
He left it in thy power, ordaind thy will By nature free, not over-rul'd by Fate Inextricable, or strict necessity; — John Milton
Sir," returned Mrs. Sparsit, " I cannot say that i have heard him precisely snore, and therefore must not make that statement. But on winter… — Charles Dickens
We all have friends we love dearly that couldn't pass for human in a strict Turing test. — Penn Jillette
You mean you're comparing our lives to a sonnet? A strict form, but freedom within it? Yes. Mrs. Whatsit said. You're given the form, but… — Madeleine L'Engle
A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The… — Thomas Jefferson
If you do the task before you always adhering to strict reason with zeal and energy and yet with humanity, disregarding all lesser ends and… — Marcus Aurelius
The rules are very strict... — Mary Downing Hahn
The Universe is very, very big. It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules. Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever.… — Craig Ferguson
I keep what I know about Sarah Lynn and Lawrence to myself. I also remind myself that even if Sarah Lynn does have a scary… — Lauren Myracle
Rock 'n' roll is an attitude, it's not a musical form of a strict sort. It's a way of doing things, of approaching things. Writing… — Lester Bangs
It has sunk him, I cannot say how much it has sunk him in my opinion. So unlike what a man should be!-None of that… — Jane Austen
Good question. (Acheron) I have a better one. How are we going to clean up this mess? (Kyrian) Nah, mine’s even better. How do you… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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