Tempered Quotes

154 quotes by 139 authors

What is this?â€ he went on now, spearing an unfortunate object on a fork and raising it to eye level. â€œThisâ€¦ thisâ€¦ thing?â€ â€œA parsnip?â€… — Cassandra Clare
The light in her eyes was beyond description, yet it did not instill improper thoughts: it inspired a love tempered by awe, purifying the hearts… — Umberto Eco
Do you know what happened the last time I loved someone?â€ Growled against my skin with such tempered violence that my shiver turned into a… — Jeaniene Frost
You come to us well tempered, my child, and it is not in my nature to be sorry for it. It is a well tempered… — R.L. LaFevers
She regretted nothing she had shared with her lover, nor was she ashamed of the fires that had changed her life; just the opposite, she… — Isabel Allende
If you think I'm one of those people who try to be funny at breakfast you're wrong. I'm invariably ill-tempered in the early morning. — Daphne du Maurier
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong. — Wilson Mizner
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst… — Margery Allingham
It's a treat being a runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to make you bad-tempered or tell you what to… — Alan Sillitoe
Christlike communications are expressions of affection and not anger, truth and not fabrication, compassion and not contention, respect and not ridicule, counsel and not criticism,… — L. Lionel Kendrick
I discovered that men were just like everyone else, really. They liked you if you were good-tempered and easy to talk to. And being a… — Maeve Binchy
Most Southern soldiers viewed the driving issue to be sovereignty rather than slavery. Love of the Union was palpably stronger in the South than in… — Jim Webb
The worst tempered people I have ever met were those who knew that they were wrong. — David Letterman
In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and… — Paul Harris
There was a Republican majority of the Senate, and it tempered the nature of the nominations being made. — Spencer Abraham
The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination. — Voltaire
Fierce for the right, he bore his part in strife with many a valiant foe; but laughter winged his polished dart, and kindness tempered every… — William Winters
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,… — Unknown Author
Much of the ill-tempered railing against women that has characterized the popular writing of the last two years is a half-hearted attempt to find a… — Margaret Mead
Don't take out your problems on your partner. Life stresses can make us short tempered. If you are coping with a lot of stress, it… — Unknown Author

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