Quotes by Rough Edges Discussion without asperity, sympathy with fusion, gayety unracked by too abundant jests, mental ease in approaching one another; these are the things which give a pleasant smoothness to the rough edge of life. Agnes Repplier fusionrough-edgesgiving I had hopes for my rough edges. I wanted to use them as a can opener, to cut myself a hole in the world's surface and exit through it. Annie Dillard rough-edgesexitcutting The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine. John Knox's gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again. Charles Spurgeon scotlandrough-edgesdoctrine I like rough edges. That's what makes a person real. Cinda Williams Chima rough-edgesrealpersons Stop in the middle of a sentence, leaving a rough edge for you to start from the nest day - that way, you can write three or five words without being “creative” and before you know it, you're writing. Cory Doctorow rough-edgescreativewriting Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. Donald Rumsfeld rough-edgesvisionleadership Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. Doug Larson rough-edgesnostalgiatime With horror movies, a bigger budget is actually your enemy. You want to feel the rough edges, the handmade quality to good horror films. Its a genre that benefits from not having everything at your disposal. Drew Goddard rough-edgesqualityenemy Human relationships are the perfect tool for sanding away our rough edges and getting at the core of divinity within us. Eknath Easwaran rough-edgesperfectrelationship To see the future you have to travel on the rough edge of experience. Harriet Rubin rough-edgesroughedges I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and the inconsistencies, that's what makes it interesting. I've always striven to be as sloppy as possible. Jarvis Cocker rough-edgespassionateinteresting Sometimes, God uses difficult people, like sandpaper, to rub the rough edges off us. Joel Osteen rough-edgesusepeople When you go through difficult times...recognize that God is refining you, knocking off some of your rough edges. Joel Osteen difficult-timesrough-edgesgrowth Most people assume that a muse is a creature of perfect beauty, poise and grace. Like the creatures from Greek mythology. They're wrong. In fact, there should be a marked absence of perfection in a muse--a gaping hole between what she is and what she might be. The ideal muse is a woman whose rough edges and contradictions drive you to fill in the blanks of her character. She is the irritant to your creativity. A remarkable possibility, waiting to be formed. Kathleen Tessaro rough-edgescreativitycharacter I like playing misfits, I like playing oddballs, I like playing characters with rough edges. Rainn Wilson misfitsrough-edgescharacter When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges. Terence Stamp rough-edgesconfidencekind By myself, I'm a hard pill. My wife makes me look real good, because she smoothes my rough edges. That's why I say, "Take your wife everywhere. It's a good thing." Terry Crews rough-edgeswifereal
