Quotes about Sense

125 quotes about Sense

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best, it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is...

Quote by George S. Patton about sense

You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by...

You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense.

Quote by Aeschylus about sense

Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him...

Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is

Quote by Oscar Wilde about sense

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about sense

Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about sense

Most of them are pretty down records, pretty unhappy, pretty confused. Which only reflects how people in general were feeling, I mean really the sense that you get is society running down.

Quote by Lester Bangs about sense

If they say, Paula is going crazy, the reason is, Simon is whispering things in my ear, like, What's the price of beans? Things that make no sense at all.

Quote by Paula Abdul about sense

Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of...

Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of power from a man who doesn't do anything except just stand there.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about sense

I decided that these are not secrets in the sense that...

I decided that these are not secrets in the sense that once you know what the strategy was you'll be able next time to feed it.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about sense

I just had the sense that at least the books that I had...

I just had the sense that at least the books that I had read about law just didn't really have enough of that.

Quote by Floyd Abrams about sense

Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes...

Negotiating in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Quote by Dean Acheson about sense

I always watch rushes. They give me a sense of whether I'm going in the right direction. You work hard and hopefully get encouragement from what you see.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about sense

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes...

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.

Quote by Dean Acheson about sense

I don't really worry so much about image. I try to just live my own life, my personal life, to my own sense of morality. In terms of the kinds of characters that I play, well, they could be anything.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about sense

I think actors sometimes don't give their characters a...

I think actors sometimes don't give their characters a sense of place.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about sense

I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very...

I believed in myself, and I've always worked very, very hard as an artist, and I am an artist in every sense of the word.

Quote by Erykah Badu about sense

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one...

A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.

Quote by Ansel Adams about sense

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.

Quote by Ansel Adams about sense

Well, if you look at all of the cultures in America, this is a great opportunity for us to really get acquainted with the rest of the world. America is the only place you can do that, but we don't have sense enough to take advantage of that.

Quote by Erykah Badu about sense

I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free...

I think the blues is fine for blues players, but free blues has never made much sense to me.

Quote by Derek Bailey about sense

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