Famous Quotes & Sayings

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We are all strong enough to bear other men's misfortunes.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

It is a mighty error to suppose that none but violent and strong passions, such as love and ambition, are able to vanquish the rest. Even idleness, as feeble and languishing as it is, sometimes reigns over them; it usurps the throne and sits paramount over all the designs and actions of our lives, and imperceptibly wastes and destroys all our passions and all our virtues.

Francis Quarles

The strong desires of man's insatiate breast may stand possess'd Of all that earth can give; but earth can give no rest.

Ian Mcewan

When they kissed she immediately felt his tongue, tensed and strong, pushing past her teeth, like some bully shouldering his way into a room. Entering her.

Ian Mcewan

I do have a very strong sense that most of the terrible things in life happen suddenly and unpredictably, and certainly can sweep you off in different directions, and that is always of interest to a novelist.

Ian Hislop

The best comedy is where you attack the strong, not the weak.

Ian Caldwell

The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong.

Hugh Hefner

I have very strong theories about magazine publishing. And I think that it is the most personal form of journalism. And I think that a magazine is an old friend.

Horace

Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe

Homer

The best thing in the world [is] a strong house held in serenity where man and wife agree.

Harry S Truman

Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand - 'How many divisions have you?' ... I'm tired of babying the Soviets.

H. G. Wells

Will is stronger than fact: it can mold and overcome fact.

Gene Kelly

I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Species do not grow more perfect: the weaker dominate the strong, again and again- the reason being that they are the great majority, and they are also cleverer. Darwin forgot the mind (-that is English!): the weak possess more mind. ... To acquire mind, one must need mind-one loses it when one no longer needs it.

Jerry Bruckheimer

We need a very strong military to protect the freedoms we do have.

Hunter S. Thompson

Those of us that had been up all night were in no mood for coffee and donuts, we wanted strong drink. We were, after all, the cream of the national sporting press.

Walter Benjamin

Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.

Alexander Wang

You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin.

There is a very strong wireless system out there.

Aberjhani

This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.

Aaron Klug

I did not feel a particularly strong call to any one subject, but read voraciously and widely and began to find science interesting.

Abbey Lee Kershaw

I like people with depth, I like people with emotion, I like people with a strong mind, an interesting mind, a twisted mind, and also someone that can make me smile.

Abbie Cornish

A female's career as an actor is very different from a male's career as an actor. That's just the way it is. So, I'm fascinated by really strong male careers that have inspired me, and also really incredible male roles.

Aeschylus

For there below ground sits the Dark God, strong to call men to judgment; he sees all, and writes it in his memory.

Agatha Christie

A weak man in a corner is more dangerous than a strong man. (Inspector Miller)

Adrienne Barbeau

In all the horror films that I have done, all of those women were strong women. I don't feel I ever played the victim, although I was always in jeopardy.

Abraham Cowley

Nay, in death's hand, the grape-stone proves As strong as thunder is in Jove's.

Abraham Cowley

I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that ... I might be master at last of a small house and a large garden, with very moderate conveniences joined to them, and there dedicate the remainder of my life to the culture of them and the study of nature.

Dallas Willard

To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's.

David Cameron

We believe in a flexible union of free member states who share treaties and institutions and pursue together the ideal of co-operation, to represent and promote the values of European civilisation in the world, advance our shared interests by using our collective power to open markets, and to build a strong economic base across the whole of Europe.

Dave Heineman

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.

Dave McKean

Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it use you.

Dave Matthews

Excuse me please, one more drink Could you make it strong cause I don't need to think She broke my heart, my grace is gone One more drink and I'll move on.