Vacuums Quotes

209 Vacuums quotes by 189 unique authors

Why do Britons keep stabbing each other in August? Why do seaside hotels burn down in August? Why do children disappear in August, examinations get… — Simon Jenkins
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from… — George Henry Borrow
The state operates in a legal vacuum. There exists no contract between the state and its citizens. — Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment… — Henry David Thoreau
REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The nucleus of a… — Ambrose Bierce
Your chemistry high school teacher lied to you when they told you that there was such a thing as a vacuum, that you could take… — Adam Riess
Reverie is not a mind vacuum. It is rather the gift of an hour which knows the plenitude of the soul. — Gaston Bachelard
We don't need women. There are plenty other things in the world to have sex with, just go to a sexaholics meeting and take notes.… — Chuck Palahniuk
Peace is not merely a vacuum left by the ending of wars. It is the creation of two eternal principles, justice and freedom. — Unknown Author
A bore is a vacuum cleaner of society, sucking up everything and giving nothing. Bores are always eager to be seen talking to you. — Elsa Maxwell
Do you know what I like about your program? Even when I'm running the vacuum, I can understand it. — Thelma Ritter
Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the vacuum will be filled, and we will lose our self-awareness… — Stephen Covey
Separation anxiety is assuaged by constant connection. Young people announce every detail of their lives on services like Twitter not to show off, but to… — Jaron Lanier
Canada is either an idea or it does not exist. It is either an intellectual undertaking or it is little more than a resource-rich vacuum… — John Ralston Saul
There was something intrinsically sad about Shinjuku. A vacuum-packed hollowness that no quantity of neon could hide. Roppongi was the same, only there the sadness… — Jon Courtenay Grimwood
But just as nature abhors a vacuum -- so does the human heart. — Jojo Moyes
I often feel I'm working in a vacuum, or in a country where few readers can hear the sounds. — James Laughlin
We are hurtling back into a Soviet abyss, into an information vacuum that spells death from our own ignorance. All we have left is the… — Anna Politkovskaya
Every student of physics knows the axiom 'nature abhors a vacuum.' A little known corollary is that 'rowing coaches detest sending their crews in early.'… — Brad Alan Lewis
My dog does have his failings, of course. He's afraid of firecrackers and hides in the clothes closet whenever we run the vacuum cleaner, but,… — Gary A. Kowalski
God is at the tip of our scalpels, our screwdrivers, our computer terminals, our dust rags, our vacuum cleaners, our pencils and pens. He is… — Sue Monk Kidd
Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You’re only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for. — Casey Kasem
The technique that only uses explosion or expansion forces is lethal and hostile to the nature. This kind of technique must miss the natural counter… — Viktor Schauberger
If you don't get feedback from your performers and your audience, you're going to be working in a vacuum. — Peter Maxwell Davies
Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry. — Wislawa Szymborska

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