Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.
H. L. Mencken

Love makes a subtle man out of a crude one, it gives eloquence to the mute, it gives courage the cowardly and makes the idle quick and sharp.
Juan Ruiz

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.
Kahlil Gibran

My mother, who was quite sharp when I was young, became utterly mild.
Antonia Fraser

Nevertheless, one doesn't have time to think, oh, well, this is a quarter tone sharp, or flat.
John Eaton

No amount of time will weaken our allegiance to avenging those lost in the horrible attacks. America has a sharp memory, a firm resolve, and a commitment to her own.
John Doolittle

No very sharp line can be drawn between social psychology and individual psychology.
George H. Mead

On my left the shooting had the sharp explosion of the infantry artillery, on my right could be heard the sporadic cannon shots thundering from the front, and up above the sky was clear and the sun bright.
Max Beckmann

Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.
Bernard Baruch

Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.
James Chiles

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
Denis Diderot

Sentences are like sharp nails, which force truth upon our memories.
Denis Diderot

Sharp nostalgia, infinite and terrible, for what I already possess.
Juan Ramon Jimenez

So to that extent that was a very sharp reminder a few months out from the election that we weren't performing in the eyes of the public to the level that they wanted if they were going to re-elect us. So we went out and were much more upfront on issues.
Jim Bolger

Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much.
Whitfield Diffie

Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.
Mao Tse-Tung

Temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Washington Irving

That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia did not deal with applied physics.
Gordon Gould

The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault.
Ty Cobb

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth".
Dan Rather