#limits

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #limits




Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which he would not speak in the first act, would weep for joy in the second and in the last would fall backward down a flight of stairs.


Jean Cocteau


#backward #commissions #dared #down #fall

All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point.


Robert Collier


#limits #motion #point #possibilities #returns

If man limits himself to a satisfied animal existence, and asks from life only what such an existence can give, the higher values of life at once disappear.


Christopher Dawson


#asks #disappear #existence #give #higher

In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young.


Mary Garden


#aviation #considered #dangerous #early #endurance

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects.


Andrew Johnson


#authority #broad #citizens #constitution #functions

The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.


Elena Kagan


#american #american people #bounds #choices #course

It can't possibly last for years and browsing has its limits. Only a certain amount is healthy or wise.


Judith Krantz


#certain #healthy #last #limits #only

You scared the shit out of me last night, so forgive me if I don't want to hear fine as an answer." I rubbed my eyes, hoping it would keep the burning tears away. The warm water of the shower had finally calmed the tears, but the thought of Noah walking away brought them back. "What do you want to hear? That I'm exhausted? Terrified? Confused? That all I want to do is rest my head on your chest and sleep for hours, but that's not going to happen because you're leaving me?" "Yes," he said quickly, then just as quick said, "No. Everything but the last part." He paused. "Echo, how could you think I would leave you? How can you doubt how I feel?" "Because," I said as I felt the familiar twisting in my stomach. "You saw me lose it. You saw me almost go insane." The muscles in his shoulders visibly tensed. "I watched you battle against the worst memory of your life and I watched you win. Make no mistake, Echo. I battled right beside you. You need to find some trust in me ... in us." Noah inhaled and slowly let the air out. His stance softened and so did his voice. "If you're scared, tell me. If you need to cry and scream, then do it. And you sure as hell don't walk away from us because you think it would be better for me. Here's the reality, Echo: I want to be by your side. If you want to go to the mall stark naked so you can show the world your scars, then let me hold your hand. If you want to see your mom, then tell me that, too. I may not always understand, but damn, baby, I'll try.


Katie McGarry


#echo-emerson #katie-mcgarry #love #noah-hutchins #pushing-the-limits

I didn't want to make it a lifetime thing. I don't believe in statutory term limits, but people can limit themselves if they want to, and that's what I decided to do.


George J. Mitchell


#decided #i #lifetime #limit #limits

There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.


Dan O'Brien


#better #beyond #day #having #limits