Quotes with high-stress

Quotes 341 till 360 of 438.

  • Samuel Johnson The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Mary Corelli The only true criticism of high art is silence, silence as grand as heaven itself.
    Mary Corelli
    British writer (1855 - 1924)
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  • Bayard Taylor The original home of the Aryan race appears to have been somewhere among the mountains and lofty table-lands of Central Asia. The word 'Arya,' meaning the high or the excellent, indicates their superiority over the neighboring races long before the beginning of history.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Bernard Williams The people I really do dislike are the morally unimaginative kind of evolutionary reductionists who, in the name of science, think they can explain everything in terms of our early hominid ancestors or our genes, with their combination of high-handed tone and disregard for history. Such reductive speculation encourages a really empty scientism.
    Bernard Williams
    English philosopher (1929 - 2003)
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  • Angela Merkel The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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  • William S. Burroughs The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.
    William S. Burroughs
    American writer and artist (1914 - 1997)
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  • Bastian Schweinsteiger The Premier League is a very strong league. Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a high quality. But those who know me also know that I always want to win titles. And I think that Manchester United are a club which can win titles.
    Bastian Schweinsteiger
    German professional footballer (1984 - )
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  • Brad Sherman The President forgot to mention the Moon, Mars, and the federal deficit - all of which are sky-high.
    Brad Sherman
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • C. S. Lewis The Prodigal Son at least walked home on his own feet. But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape?
    Surprised by Joy (1955)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Barry Mann The real danger of writing a great song when you're on something is that it might get you thinking that the only way to repeat that is by only writing when you're high.
    Barry Mann
    American songwriter and musician (1939 - )
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  • Bill Richardson The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.
    Bill Richardson
    American politician, author, and diplomat (1947 - )
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  • Ben Bernanke The stress on the financial system in the fall of 2007 was significant, but not so significant as to threaten the overall stability of the U.S. economy, although it did lead to the beginning of a recession at the end of 2007.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Bill Viola The very first video experience I had was in high school. They brought a black-and-white closed-circuit surveillance camera into the classroom. I will never forget, as a kid, looking at that image.
    Bill Viola
    American video artist (1951 - )
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  • Angela Merkel The willingness to learn new skills is very high.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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  • Edmund Burke The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands.
    Edmund Burke
    English politician and philosopher (1729 - 1797)
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  • Bryant H. McGill The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Beth Henley Then, when I was a senior in high school, I was kind of bereft and she put me in an acting class.
    Beth Henley
    American playwright, screenwriter, and actress (1952 - )
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  • George M. Adams There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.
    George M. Adams
    American newspaper columnist (1878 - 1962)
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  • Camilla Luddington There have been periods of my life when I was heavier, like right after high school I definitely gained that freshman 15. It was tough to lose. Ever since then, I know that I can gain weight, so I try to be careful.
    Camilla Luddington
    British-American actress (1983 - )
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  • Bill Nye There is good evidence that Venus once had liquid water and a much thinner atmosphere, similar to Earth billions of years ago. But today the surface of Venus is dry as a bone, hot enough to melt lead, there are clouds of sulfuric acid that reach a hundred miles high and the air is so thick it's like being 900 meters deep in the ocean.
    Bill Nye
    American science communicator, television presenter (1955 - )
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