Quotes of: Spur Keyword

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.

Jonathan Swift

Danger, the spur of all great minds.

George Chapman

No real adventure ever started by waiting patiently by a doorstep.

Taken, Not Spurred

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Benjamin Disraeli

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

Francis Quarles

I'm not going anywhere. You can print that wherever you want to. I'm here and I'm a Spur for life.

Tim Duncan

Jack Ridley: Put the spurs to her, Chuck.

The Right Stuff

People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.

Michael Palin

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

B. C. Forbes

The worst thing Spurs ever did was get rid of Keith Burkinshaw. They have never replaced him.

Graham Roberts

Boredom is usually what spurs either bad decisions or any decision at all.

Amy Seimetz

When I envied a man's spurs then they were indeed worth coveting.

Zane Grey

It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

Harold W. Dodds

Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.

N. Robert Hammer

Today, the forces of competition, technology, and globalization have converged to spur innovation and to transform the way business is done in the securities industry.

Arthur Levitt

There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a subway that runs through downtown.

Michael Ritchie

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Edmund Burke

My ambition is to go back to Spurs and Rangers in some capacity and give something back that they gave to me.

Graham Roberts

I'm very 'spur of the moment'. I'm always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory.

Josh Hartnett

Girly’ products can spur Japan’s growth in this century every bit as much as, if not more than, the ‘manly’ technologies.

Geeky-Girly Innovation: A Japanese Subculturalist's Guide to Technology and Design

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.

Dag Hammarskjold