Vehemence Quotes

31 Vehemence quotes by 28 unique authors

Vehemence without feeling is but rant. — George Henry Lewes
The vehemence with which a person denies the existence of the serial bully is directly proportional to the congruence of the person's behaviour with that… — Tim Field
It is now 14 years since I first suggested that organic farming might have some benefits and ought to be taken seriously. I shall never… — Prince Charles
There's a completely new culture out there. I'm not a participant of texting and driving - or texting at all - but I see there's… — Werner Herzog
If we consider the manner in which those who assume the office of directing the conduct of others execute their undertaking, it will not be… — Samuel Johnson
No one would be happier than Luther to be commended by the testimony of the time that he had been neither slack nor deceitful in maintaining the… — Martin Luther
When my heart is cold and I cannot pray as I should I scourge myself with the thought of the impiety and ingratitude of my… — Martin Luther
Listening is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There’s a punk glee inside the… — Greil Marcus
Desire to know why, and how curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation… — Thomas Hobbes
On his bold visage middle age Had slightly press'd its signet sage, Yet had not quench'd the open truth And fiery vehemence of youth: Forward… — Walter Scott
Today the family is being attacked and defended with equal vehemence. — Mark Poster
There's a certain level of vehemence, it seems to me, that's directed at me [and] directed at the president. You know, people talking about taking… — Eric Holder
Whoever wants his judgment to be believed, should express it coolly and dispassionately; for all vehemence springs from the will. And so the judgment might… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Among well bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his turn; and an… — David Hume
A fundamental mistake to call vehemence and rigidity strength! A man is not strong who takes convulsion-fits; though six men cannot hold him then. He… — Thomas Carlyle
Flattery is a challenge. The proper turning away from it, undercutting, diminishing it without offense or vehemence, is a social grace sweeter even than the… — Elizabeth Hardwick
Thou knowst the oer-eager vehemence of youth,How quick in temper, and in judgement weak. — Homer
I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky. — Ellen Barkin
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and… — Eric Hoffer
Hence when a person is in great pain, the cause of which he cannot remove, he sets his teeth firmly together, or bites some substance… — Erasmus Darwin
What chiefly diverts the men of democracies from lofty ambition is not the scantiness of their fortunes, but the vehemence of the exertions they daily… — Alexis de Tocqueville
In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect perpetual… — Walter Lippmann
The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what… — Elaine Dundy
Coming near him like a ballet dancer she took a leap towards him, and he, frightened by her vehemence, and fearing that she would crash… — Anais Nin
The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to… — David Hume

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