Curb Quotes - Page 5

• Loquacity, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Wish, Tongue, Disorder

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.154, University of Georgia Press

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• If you ever watched 'Hercules,' you can see that it was made in a comical way for the most part. I remember getting lots of letters from kids around the world saying that the show helped them curb their temper and not look for trouble and just walk away from it because that was the stronger thing to do.

  Kevin Sorbo

  Kids, Stronger, Looks

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Curb your senses and your mind and see the Lord within your heart.

  Adi Shankara

  Heart, Meditation, Mind

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• I would love to be on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I'd love to be on that. A lot of my favorite shows get canceled really early on. I liked 'Twin Peaks.' If I had a time machine I'd be in that.

  Matthew Gray Gubler

  Machines, Enthusiasm, Twins

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I was never in an awkward position where I had to curb my manhood.

  Beanie Sigel

  Awkward, Position, Manhood

  "Beanie Sigel spits anti-Jay-Z rhymes in online video" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. November 18, 2009.

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• I recently have gotten into juicing as an in-between-meals snack. I think the more vegetable ingredients the better, especially if they are green. I find that a good juice can really curb my appetite when I need to wait for the next meal.

  Noureen DeWulf

  Thinking, Vegetables, Snacks

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I think legislative assaults on motorcyclists are totally emotionally, disproportionate and totally unfair....they're instigated and implemented by people who know nothing about motorcycling, but have a prejudice. It's easy to curb the freedoms of others when you see no immediate impact on your own.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Thinking, Impact, People

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• I really love 'Dexter.' I'd like to be on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' or 'Breaking Bad'.

  Melinda McGraw

  Enthusiasm, Curb Your Enthusiasm

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• And after hearing what our Church can say, If still our reason runs another way, That private reason 'tis more just to curb, Than by disputes the public peace disturb; For points obscure are of small use to learn, But common quiet is mankind's concern.

  John Dryden

  Running, Church, Doctrine

  John Dryden, Paul Hammond, David Hopkins (2007). “Dryden: Selected Poems”, p.300, Pearson Education

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• For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse.

  Max Muller

  Horse, Self, Lord

  Max Muller (2015). “Dhammapada”, p.84, Max Muller

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• I cite a good example, say, of agriculture, .. In agriculture we need to move with speed to bring to full utilization the land that is now in our possession. We need to curb aspects of corruption that are endemic in the economy. We need to be transparent in everything that we do. We need to be consistent in implementing the policies we would have agreed. And not implement policies one day and reverse them the other day.

  Gideon Gono

  Moving, Land, Agriculture

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• You might curb your magnanimity, and be more of an artist, and load every rift of your subject with ore.

  John Keats

  Artist, Rift, Might

  Letter to Shelley, August 1820, in H. E. Rollins (ed.) 'The Letters of John Keats' (1958) vol. 2, p. 323; echoing Edmund Spenser 'The Faerie Queen' (1596) bk. 2, canto 7, st. 28, l. 5: 'And with rich metal loaded every rift'

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• I feel a certain amount of freedom just cruising to the liquor store to get water or whatever. It just feels good. It makes me feel young getting on the bike and - again, not going crazy, I do bunny-hops and I'll hit some curbs and stuff - but just feeling like a kid again.

  Matt Skiba

  Crazy, Kids, Water

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• What is the relationship between spirituality and ethical practice? Since love and compassion and similar qualities all, by definition, presume some level of concern for others' well-being, they presume ethical restraint. We cannot be loving and compassionate unless at the same time we curb our own harmful impulses and desires.

  Dalai Lama

  Compassion, Practice, Concern For Others

  The Dalai Lama (2012). “The Essence Of Wisdom”, p.10, Hachette UK

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• Guard, O my soul, against pomp and glory. And if you cannot curb your ambitions, at least pursue them hesitantly, cautiously. And the higher you go, the more searching and careful you need to be.

  C.P. Cavafy

  Ambition, Soul, Needs

  C. P. Cavafy (2015). “Selected Poems by C.P. Cavafy”, p.14, Princeton University Press

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• Know that morality is a curb, not a spur.

  Joseph Joubert

  Spurs, Morality, Knows

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• On turf and curb and bower-roof
  The snow-storm spreads its ivory woof;
  It paves with pearl the garden-walk;
  And lovingly around the tatter'd stalk
  And snivering stem its magic weaves
  A mantle fair as lily-leaves.

  John Townsend Trowbridge

  Garden, Ivory, Snow

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• Among the arts of conversation no one pleases more than mutual deference or civility, which leads us to resign our own inclinations to those of our companions, and to curb and conceal that presumption and arrogance so natural to the human mind.

  David Hume

  Art, Arrogance, Mind

  David Hume (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)”, p.651, Delphi Classics

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• If one limb of the body is defected or inflicted with, disease, the whole feels tha pai. Some way if any department, minister or official of the state is faulty, the whole country is effected. An administrator should try hard to curb it.

  Chanakya

  Country, Political, Trying

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• I just try to stick to clean foods, anything grilled like salmon, chicken, fish, brown rice, and veggies. I do have a really big sweet tooth, so I try to curb my cravings with fruit instead.

  Katherine Webb

  Sweet, Trying, Salmon

  "Katherine Webb on Fitness, Fame, and What's Next". Interview with Kristen Aldridge, www.shape.com.

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• To lead a blameless life you must curb your passions , and whatever misfortune may befall you cannot be ascribed by anyone to want of good luck, or attributed to fate; these words are devoid of sense, and all fault will rightly fall on your own head.

  Giacomo Casanova

  Fall, Passion, Good Luck

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• We [people] are made separate by the things we do or do not do. Responsibilities of all types curb us. Desire betrays us. No wound is ever truly petty. And there are so many ways to be locked apart from the rest of the world.

  Jill Alexander Essbaum

  Responsibility, People, Desire

  Source: therumpus.net

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• It's a real misconception that water is a problem in Africa only. It's also an issue in Nepal, in Honduras, and in the United States of America. If we don't start paying attention now and curb our use and stop taking it for granted, we're going to be in a bad place, like everyone else.

  Kenna

  Real, America, Issues

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.

  Johnny Weir

  Fall, Ice, Ideas

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• They can change every name in South Africa, but it won't change the fact that the government has failed to provide services or curb crime

  Connie Mulder

  Soccer, Government, Names

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