Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.
A pessimist is overwhelmed by the existential sufferings of life, he has no time to see the beauty and possibilities of life.
There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against.
It came so soon and so fast. It's just overwhelming. Every time I think about it, I just can't believe it.
You never know how you're going to be received, after all this time. The initial response we had was just overwhelming, particularly that tour of the States.
One of the triumphs of the Civil Rights Movement is that when you travel through the South today, you do not feel overwhelmed by a residue of grievance and hate.
The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to establish its usefulness without being overwhelmed by the inertia of the orthodox system.
When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.
I'm aware that success can overwhelm you. The perception of you can be elevated to such a status that it's not you any more.
But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained?
Of course, the overwhelming majority of Muslims are not terrorists or sympathetic to terrorists. Equating all Muslims with terrorism is stupid and wrong.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and of unspeakable love.
America is so large and so diverse that it is overwhelming, but my first impressions are favorable.
It has crossed my mind that I would like to run or help to run a pro women's tournament, although I really don't know much about organizing an event (it seems overwhelming actually).
Comic-Con has been an amazing experience. It's overwhelming, I have to admit, because of the lines and the crowds.
Acquiring a repertoire in these days, when the vocal literature is so immense, so overwhelming, that the student with sense will devote all his energies to work and not imagine himself a martyr to art.
Suddenly I've got an overwhelming desire to surround myself with the aura of classical and Romantic art.
As I read the Qur’an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness.
There's nothing wrong with having a collection, but it becomes a problem when it overwhelms your space. When you're not displaying it properly, you're not enjoying it and it turns into clutter.
Courage is not the absence of fear or despair; it is the capacity to continue on despite them, no matter how great or overwhelming they become.
I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.
