Uneasy Quotes

147 Uneasy quotes by 132 unique authors

To a great extent, suffering is a sort of need felt by the organism to make itself familiar with a new state, which makes it… — Marcel Proust
An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth. — Mark Twain
The artist's talent sits uneasy as an object of public acclaim, having been so long an object of private despair. — Robert Breault
Small causes are sufficient to make a man uneasy, when great ones are not in the way: for want of a block he will stumble… — Jonathan Swift
We may have uneasy feelings for seeing a creature in distress without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them. — Samuel Johnson
We cannot but feel uneasy about the losses caused by humanity themselves. Apart from the losses of life and property in destructive wars, the environment… — Nong ?uc Manh
In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over… — Andrei Sakharov
Sex is hard to write about because you lose the universal and succumb to the particular. We all have our different favorites. Good sex is… — Martin Amis
Men are made uneasy; they flinch; they cannot bear the sudden light; a general restlessness supervenes; the face of society is disturbed, or perhaps convulsed;… — Henry Thomas Buckle
On The Others, very atmospheric and probably mysterious is how I would say it felt to be on the set. It felt just a little… — Christopher Eccleston
I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention. — Sade Adu
Unless I'm really uneasy with what I'm writing, I lose interest very quickly. — Paul Haggis
The high arts of literature and music stand in a curious relationship to one another, at once securely comfortable and deeply uneasy - rather like… — Will Self
Things can be funny when people are uneasy. It softens them up and stops them falling asleep on the sofa. I like those moments where… — Mark Haddon
Ernest Hemingway was always uneasy in New York and liked being there less than in any other city he frequented. — A. E. Hotchner
One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see her… — C.S. Lewis
It is thus that mutual cowardice keeps us in peace. Were one half of mankind brave and one cowards, the brave would be always beating… — Samuel Johnson
We have to look at the figures of speech a writer uses, his images and symbols, to realize that underneath all the complexity of human… — Northrop Frye
Drawing is one of those things which sit on the uneasy bending line between instinct and instruction, where seeming perversity eventually trumps pleasure as the… — Adam Gopnik
To me, falling in love is the first step in losing my confidence. If I'm in love with somebody, I think that obviously he must… — Joan Juliet Buck
People waiting for an elevator don't know what to do, standing with strangers. There is nothing to do. Its an uneasy time. Some press the… — Andy Rooney
The soul, uneasy and confin'd from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. — Alexander Pope
One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind that is not uneasy irritates and bores me. — Anatole France
Rich Mullins was the uneasy conscience of Christian music. He didn't live like a star. He'd taken a vow of poverty so that what he… — Amy Grant
The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy; nowadays it means rank subversion. — Germaine Greer

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