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Imagine a thousand more such daily intrusions in your life, every hour and minute of every day, and you can grasp the source of this paranoia, this anger that could consume me at any moment if I lost control.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott about anger, moment, day, life

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of...

Quote by Ansel Adams about philosophy, revelation, science, experience, history, art, magic, nature, spirit, world

The American President resembles the commander of a ship...

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about americans

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the...

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Quote by Aesop about philosophy, shadow

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at...

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Quote by Aesop about opinion, shadow

It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of...

It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form.

Quote by Prince Andrew about heads, state, idea, human imperfections, people

I couldn't grasp the reality that I was in some way being singled out and given these jobs. I thought I was just going to be a stage actress. The idea of stardom never occurred to me.

Quote by Julie Christie about celebrity, reality, idea, thinking, being

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to...

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about force, police

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always...

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne about happiness

There are only very few people with less of a grasp on...

There are only very few people with less of a grasp on tactics than your enemies. Your militiamen are some of them.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about enemies, people

You know, I was such a big Beatles fan, and when I'd buy a new album I'd invariably hate it the first time I heard it 'cause it was a mixture of absolute joy and absolute frustration. I couldn't grasp what they'd done, and I'd hate myself for that.

Quote by Andy Partridge about opinion, hate, absolute, commerce, joy, time

Unless everyone grasps the importance of having only two...

Unless everyone grasps the importance of having only two children per couple, wars won't be over just oil anymore, they will be over water and food.

Quote by Alexandra Paul about couple, food, water, children

The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about question, man

I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than...

I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness, and I believe greatness is within our grasp.

Quote by Sonny Perdue about greatness, nothing

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the...

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Quote by Buddha about anger

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