"He was so tenacious he defied the distraction……" — Kit Williams
"He was so tenacious he defied the distraction of women by refusing to have them in his presence, just as later in life he denied his blindness by calling for more and more candles."
More Blindness Quotes
- An eye for an eye only leads to more blindness. — Margaret Atwood
- Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma. — John Berger
- Losing my sight had nothing to do with my focus on music. My passion for music was already there, so… — Andrea Bocelli
- Just because you are blind and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist. — Margaret Cho
- You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day… — Paulo Coelho
- He who olny does not appreciate floral beauty is to be pitied like any other man who is born inperfect.… — Henry Ward Beecher
- I am now about to make the great adventure. I cannot endure this agonizing pain any longer. It is all… — Unknown Author
- In football, the worst blindness is only seeing the ball. — Nelson Rodrigues
- Ambition is to the mind what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us… — Charles Caleb Colton
- The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man! — Rudyard Kipling
- Everyone's pet is the most outstanding. This begets mutual blindness. — Jean Cocteau
- One couldn't carry on life comfortably without a little blindness to the fact that everything has been said better than… — George Eliot