#tempt

The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#down #ethics #grass #grass roots #had

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#attempt #end #enterprises #great #level

Terrorism is contempt for human dignity. ↗

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#dignity #human #human dignity #terrorism

I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting. ↗

— David Ginola

#career #film #i #into #inundated

Marriage is an attempt to solve problems together which you didn't even have when you were on your own. ↗

— Eddie Cantor

#attempt #even #own #problems #solve

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#beauty #form #friendship #inspired #love

At the time I attempted to purchase the rights back for the 3 Homestead records, but the owner demanded an outrageous sum in the neighborhood of $10,000, about 10 times more money than I could get my hands on at the time. ↗

— Mark Edwards

#attempted #back #could #demanded #get

The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#greatest #last #reason #right #temptation

Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse. ↗

— Mary Garden

#beliefs #breeding #child #child abuse #children

When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered. ↗

— Marguerite Gardiner

#altered #back #bring #broken #chain