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Blunt Quotes

It's strange how you can know something - know the pointy, sharp truth - but still want to bend and blunt the edges so it fits better in your mind Picture Quote #1

To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is to blunt our hatred for him Picture Quote #1

He is deformed, crooked, old and sere, ill faced, worse bodied, shapeless everywhere; vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind, stigmatical in making, worse in mind Picture Quote #1

Time, whose millioned accidents creep in betwixt vows, and change decrees of kings, tan sacred beauty, blunt the sharpest intents, divert strong minds to the course of altering things Picture Quote #1

Rumor is a pipe blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures, and of so easy and so plain a stop that the blunt monster with uncounted heads, the still - discordant wavering multitude, can play upon it Picture Quote #1

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear Picture Quote #1

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Michael is a funny character, for whom I have a great deal of affection. He sat across his desk and seemed to be a bit of a blunt fellow. We began talking about the characters and he opened up about his vision Picture Quote #1

Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions Picture Quote #1

I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is, but (as you know me all) a plain blunt man that love my friend; and that they know full well that gave me public leave to speak of him Picture Quote #1

I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out Picture Quote #1

Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that Picture Quote #1

About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead Picture Quote #1

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Fame was initially this kind of blunt tool that was thrust into my hands very young Picture Quote #1

The days hardened with cold and boredom like last year’s loaves of bread. One began to cut them with blunt knives without appetite, with a lazy indifference Picture Quote #1

Over time, the ghosts of things that happened start to turn distant; once they’ve cut you a couple of million times, their edges blunt on your scar tissue, they wear thin. The ones that slice like razors forever are the ghosts of things that never got the chance to happen Picture Quote #1

Just hit the blunt one time and see if it don’t change your perception on whats important in your life Picture Quote #1

Some tools of thought are so blunt that they are almost useless; others are so sharp that they are dangerous. But the wise man will have the use of both kinds Picture Quote #1

Having made a sufficient opening to admit my finger into the abdomen, I passed it between the intestines to the spine, and felt the aorta greatly enlarged, and beating with excessive force. By means of my finger nail, I scratched through the peritoneum on the left side of the aorta, and then gradually passed my finger between the aorta and the spine, and again penetrated the peritoneum, on the right side of the aorta. I had now my finger under the artery, and by its side I conveyed the blunt aneurismal needle, armed with a single ligature behind it Picture Quote #1

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One function of the librarian, as he saw it, was to blunt the edge of these differences and to provide a means whereby the rich and poor could live happily side by side. The public library was a great leveler, supplying a literature by which the ordinary man could experience some of the pleasures of the rich, and providing a common ground where employer and employee could meet on equal terms Picture Quote #1

I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected of me, which is nothing compared to the life of an artist. Writers can live in obscurity and come out of the woodwork with a book, then go back in. Artists don’t have that luxury Picture Quote #1

Never was there a dogma more calculated to foster indolence, and to blunt the keen edge of curiosity, than the assumption of the discordance between the former and the existing causes of change Picture Quote #1

I am for an art that takes its form from the lines of life itself, that twists and extends and accumulates and spits and drips, and is heavy and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as life itself Picture Quote #1

I smoke a blunt once every blue moon. But hey, the moon looks kinda blue tonight Picture Quote #1

Our ideas are only intellectual instruments which we use to break into phenomena; we must change them when they have served their purpose, as we change a blunt lancet that we have used long enough Picture Quote #1

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I’m still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing Picture Quote #1

The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals Picture Quote #1

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt Picture Quote #1

Curiosity might be pictured as being made up of chains of small questions extending outwards, sometimes over huge distances, from a central hub composed of a few blunt, large questions Picture Quote #1

After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting Picture Quote #1

Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments. It seems to hammer you into the ground. It drives you deeper and deeper into your own guilt. It makes the voices inside your head accuse you more viciously than any outside voices ever could Picture Quote #1

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It's strange how you can know something - know the pointy, sharp truth - but still want to bend and blunt the edges so it fits better in your mind (Blunt Quotes) To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is to blunt our hatred for him (Blunt Quotes) He is deformed, crooked, old and sere, ill faced, worse bodied, shapeless everywhere; vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind, stigmatical in making, worse in mind (Blunt Quotes) Time, whose millioned accidents creep in betwixt vows, and change decrees of kings, tan sacred beauty, blunt the sharpest intents, divert strong minds to the course of altering things (Blunt Quotes) Rumor is a pipe blown by surmises, jealousies, conjectures, and of so easy and so plain a stop that the blunt monster with uncounted heads, the still - discordant wavering multitude, can play upon it (Blunt Quotes) Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear (Blunt Quotes) Michael is a funny character, for whom I have a great deal of affection. He sat across his desk and seemed to be a bit of a blunt fellow. We began talking about the characters and he opened up about his vision (Blunt Quotes) Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions (Blunt Quotes) I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is, but (as you know me all) a plain blunt man that love my friend; and that they know full well that gave me public leave to speak of him (Blunt Quotes) I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out (Blunt Quotes) Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that (Blunt Quotes) About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead (Blunt Quotes) Fame was initially this kind of blunt tool that was thrust into my hands very young (Blunt Quotes) The days hardened with cold and boredom like last year’s loaves of bread. One began to cut them with blunt knives without appetite, with a lazy indifference (Blunt Quotes) Over time, the ghosts of things that happened start to turn distant; once they’ve cut you a couple of million times, their edges blunt on your scar tissue, they wear thin. The ones that slice like razors forever are the ghosts of things that never got the chance to happen (Blunt Quotes) Just hit the blunt one time and see if it don’t change your perception on whats important in your life (Blunt Quotes) Some tools of thought are so blunt that they are almost useless; others are so sharp that they are dangerous. But the wise man will have the use of both kinds (Blunt Quotes) Having made a sufficient opening to admit my finger into the abdomen, I passed it between the intestines to the spine, and felt the aorta greatly enlarged, and beating with excessive force. By means of my finger nail, I scratched through the peritoneum on the left side of the aorta, and then gradually passed my finger between the aorta and the spine, and again penetrated the peritoneum, on the right side of the aorta. I had now my finger under the artery, and by its side I conveyed the blunt aneurismal needle, armed with a single ligature behind it (Blunt Quotes) One function of the librarian, as he saw it, was to blunt the edge of these differences and to provide a means whereby the rich and poor could live happily side by side. The public library was a great leveler, supplying a literature by which the ordinary man could experience some of the pleasures of the rich, and providing a common ground where employer and employee could meet on equal terms (Blunt Quotes) I do not enjoy the promotional side of being a writer, to be blunt about it. Even with the little amount that is expected of me, which is nothing compared to the life of an artist. Writers can live in obscurity and come out of the woodwork with a book, then go back in. Artists don’t have that luxury (Blunt Quotes) Never was there a dogma more calculated to foster indolence, and to blunt the keen edge of curiosity, than the assumption of the discordance between the former and the existing causes of change (Blunt Quotes) I am for an art that takes its form from the lines of life itself, that twists and extends and accumulates and spits and drips, and is heavy and coarse and blunt and sweet and stupid as life itself (Blunt Quotes) I smoke a blunt once every blue moon. But hey, the moon looks kinda blue tonight (Blunt Quotes) Our ideas are only intellectual instruments which we use to break into phenomena; we must change them when they have served their purpose, as we change a blunt lancet that we have used long enough (Blunt Quotes) I’m still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing (Blunt Quotes) The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals (Blunt Quotes) Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt (Blunt Quotes) Curiosity might be pictured as being made up of chains of small questions extending outwards, sometimes over huge distances, from a central hub composed of a few blunt, large questions (Blunt Quotes) After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting (Blunt Quotes) Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments. It seems to hammer you into the ground. It drives you deeper and deeper into your own guilt. It makes the voices inside your head accuse you more viciously than any outside voices ever could (Blunt Quotes)

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