Tempered Quotes

154 quotes by 144 authors

To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious… — Sarah Bernhardt
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall. — Taylor Caldwell
It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow. — Miguel de Cervantes
As the war on terrorism spreads and prolongs, the fruits of ending the threat of terrorism around the world will be tempered with a whole… — Charles Bass
The job of a teacher is to excite in the young a boundless sense of curiosity about life, so that the growing child shall come… — John Garrett
Action is thought tempered by illusion. — Elbert Hubbard
Beware the cute, hot guy who kind of reminds you of the parent you don't get along with: your cold, distant father who left when… — Merrill Markoe
The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands curtailed,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Great American power and responsibility are not unprecedented, and have been used with restraint and great benefit in the past. We have not assumed that… — Jimmy Carter
Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be a good wife,… — Marya Mannes
I have always tempered my killing with respect for the game pursued. I see the animal not only as a target, but as a living… — Fred Bear
We think we have to be a certain way because we have been taught to be a certain way. Actually the only truth is to… — H. W. L. Poonja
Surely what a man does when he is taken off guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is. If there are… — C.S. Lewis
As for the blood and the head business, the blood and the head work together and what is not first in the blood can sometimes… — Flannery O'Connor
Science at best is not wisdom; it is knowledge. Wisdom is knowledge tempered with judgment. — Peter Ritchie Calder
Tyranny is usually tempered with assassination, and Democracy must be tempered with culture. In the absence of this, it turns into a representation of collective… — John Stuart Mackenzie
Any allegation of runaway capitalism has to be tempered by the observation that today we have the largest public sectors and the highest taxes the… — Johan Norberg
A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought. — Albert Einstein
There were times when I thought I got a bit more punishment than was coming to me, but I don't regret a minute of it… — Jack Black
Every day of my life I walk with the idea that I am black, no matter how successful I am. And our success is tempered… — Danny Glover

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