Quotes of: Strained Keyword

As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs along for centuries, ever responsive to the strain of the increasing needs of a growing population and an enlarging domain.

Cleveland Abbe

Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain.

Paul Daniels

We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires their allegiance, nothing of great value that they should sacrifice for.

Tom Tancredo

The tour life definitely puts strains on your body, not just because of the dancing but because of the fact that you are traveling into the wee hours of the day, getting up early, going to sound check - just the grueling process of it all.

Harry Shum, Jr.

America has always had an apocalyptic strain. Yet it also seems to believe that if, or when, The End comes, it will still come out on top.

Charles Duhigg

Having a profile means you have to be cautious of who you let into your world, as you don't know if they're being genuine or not, but it's more that it can be a strain on your relationships.

Jesse Metcalfe

I've always known that sporting people frequently suffer from joint problems because of the repeated strain they put on their bodies to get to the top. But somehow I never thought it would happen to me.

Carl Lewis

When you're under stress as a human being, you behave oddly and your relationships with people become strained.

Viggo Mortensen

Since September 11 2001, editors in America have faced some excruciating choices, as the attempt to wage a war against a new kind of enemy sometimes strained the boundaries of our laws and values.

Bill Keller

But it ain't easy, trying to do without God even if you know he ain't there, trying to do without him is a strain

The Color Purple

Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Nobody knew exactly how the zombification process worked, and there were as many different strains as theories.

Hans & Greta: a Twisted Fairy Tale Novella

Because inside me is a beast that snarls, and growls, and strains toward freedom.. and as hard as I try, I cannot kill it.

Insurgent

...the simple task of getting dressed and undressed was a real strain, but nothing could compare with her addiction to deep sleep...

Simultan: Erzählungen

Despite, or because of their faith in miraculous cures, a strain of superstitious belief ran through this proud, emotionally distant family of intellectuals.

Modigliani: A Life

To want and not to have, sent all up her body a hardness, a hollowness, a strain. And then to want and not to have- to want and want- how that wrung the heart, and wrung it again and again!

To the Lighthouse

Science has made many advances in my lifetime, but the instrument has yet to be invented that can see clearly into the marriage of a man and a woman.

The Strain

An uncomfortable marriage can not bear the strain of the death of a beloved donkey.

Unplugged: The Web's Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2008 Download

I have a couple of best friends, and I don't think I would live with them. It definitely... certain people can't live together, and I think that it could potentially put a lot of strain on the relationship or friendship.

Alexandra Chando

Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain.

Paul Gillmor

It is always a strain when people are being killed. I don't think anybody has held this job who hasn't felt personally responsible for those being killed.

Lyndon B. Johnson