“Part of that is reflected in the sheer visits that need to be made, and frankly, a lack of staff.”
Alan Rimer
“They look for a victim to chivy, and howl him down, and finally lynch him in a sheer storm of sexual frenzy which they honestly imagine to be moral indignation, patriotic passion or some equally allowable emotion, it may be an innocent Negro, a Jew like Leo Frank, a harmless half-witted German; a Christ-like idealist of the type of Debs, an enthusiastic reformer like Emma Goldman.”
Aleister Crowley
“Here, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling,/ The darling of our crew.”
Charles Dibdin
“Our consciences are littered like an old attic with the junk of sheer conviction.”
Wilford O. Cross
“It is deplorable, but not tragic, simply to be a victim of circumstance. Sheer victimization is not an assertion - and it naturally makes not for vision but for frustration. The victimizing circumstances, or accidents, seem arbitrary and exorbitant, even silly.”
Kenneth Burke
“In terms of sheer size, it makes a fabulous presentation. You can get the beautiful large pieces of meat.”
Larry Andrews
“It's impressive how such a tiny creature in sheer numbers can drive you insane.”
Jason Hill