(54 quotes found)
“Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
William Shakespeare
“I constructed a theoretically perfect thrust, but I eliminated a few intermediate movements so that nobody could execute it. It has the appearance of being perfect”
Arturo Perez Reverte
“The struggle is confused; our knight wins by no clean thrust of lance or sword, but the dragon somehow poops out, and decent democracy is victor.”
Norman Thomas
“'Progress never defines its ultimate objective but thrusts its victims at once into an infinite series,' Mr. [John Crowe] Ransom said' 'Industrialism,' he declared, 'is rightfully a menial, of almost miraculous cunning, but no intelligence; it needs to be strongly governed, or it will destroy the economy of the household. Only a community of tough conservative habit can master it.”
Richard Weaver
“Never thrust your sickle into another's corn”
Publilius Syrus
“Most people are thrust into executive positions unprepared,”
Dave Miller
“the thrust of the plan.”
Chris Patten
“The basic thrust of this whole thing is right on target.”
Chuck Robinson
“He grabbed the knife as she thrust it at him.”
Brian Steckler
“The thrust of his argument appears to be he is not a public official and could not receive a bribe, That's a fairly sophisticated argument for jurors. It could go either way.”
Paul Gianelli
