Turbulent Quotes

87 Turbulent quotes by 74 unique authors

Differ though we might with Christianity's view of what precisely our souls need, it is hard to discredit the provocative underlying thesis, which seems no… — Alain de Botton
Why should there not be a European group which could give a sense of enlarged patriotism and common citizenship to the distracted peoples of this… — Winston Churchill
All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and the well-born; the other the mass of the people… — Alexander Hamilton
Iran is an island of stability in a turbulent corner of the world — Jimmy Carter
One little bird not larger than a sparrow, it may have been a Phalarope, would alight on the turbulent surface where the breakers were five… — Henry David Thoreau
Creating a family in this turbulent world is an act of faith, a wager that against all odds there will be a future, that love… — Dean Koontz
The military lead turbulent lives, but they are people like everybody else. — William Westmoreland
Thou knowest how numerous this tribe is, how united and how powerful in the assemblies. I will plead in a low voice so that only… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Earth we evolved to inhabit is turning into something more turbulent and unreliable at a pace too fast for most living things to adapt… — Rebecca Solnit
You know, my childhood was pretty colorful; I like to use the word 'turbulent. — Michael K. Williams
In this noisy, restless, bewildering age, there is a great need for quietness of spirit. Even in our communion with God we are so busy… — Alice Hegan Rice
There are many ways to seek wisdom. There is travel, there are masters, there is service. There is staring into the eyes of children and… — Kent Nerburn
At a turbulent public meeting once I lost my temper and said some harsh and sarcastic things. The proposal I was supporting was promptly defeated.… — Arthur Gordon Webster
In the course of his long, turbulent career, W. E. B. Du Bois attempted virtually every possible solution to the problem of twentieth-century racism...scholarship, propaganda,… — David Levering Lewis
Tell me, how can I live without my Husband any longer? This is my first awakening thought each morning, and as I watch the waves… — Mary Todd Lincoln
Your mind is turbulent because you're filled with desires, frustrations. You want too many things. You are afraid of too many things. It is necessary… — Frederick Lenz
Manhattan crowds, with their turbulent musical chorus! Manhattan faces and eyes forever for me. — Walt Whitman
Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are, and silently as they throw their silken chains about the heart, enslave it more than… — Hannah More
Gambling houses are temples where the most sordid and turbulent passions contend; there no spectator can be indifferent. A card or a small square of… — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
Many causes produce war. There are ancient hatreds, turbulent frontiers, the "legacy of old forgotten, far-off things, and battles long ago." There are new-born fanaticisms.… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
There is again a living prophet on the earth speaking in the name of the Lord. And how we need such guidance! Our times are… — Jeffrey R. Holland
To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military… — Frank Gaffney
The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it… — Alexander Hamilton
Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No - no, your lean, hungry men who are continually… — Washington Irving
The truth is my love life has been a lot more turbulent than I have let on. — George Michael

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