Quotes by Seductive There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear. Aberjhani seductive philosophical intention To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive. Abraham Verghese self-confidence seductive firsts The images, the language, of pornography, and romance are alike; monotonous and mechanically seductive, quickly leading to despair. Alice Munro seductive despair romance Young poets worry that their experiences - whether urban or rural, immigrant or native, small town, suburb, or big city - aren't worthy of the written word. But for me the urge toward poetry, that seductive feeling of being swept away by words, was enough for me to overcome that fear that my experiences weren't worthy of poetry itself. Allison Joseph seductive cities worry Obviously there's something very seductive about movies, which can be attractive in a bad way if you're doing them for the wrong reasons - for money, or for fame. Andrew Garfield seductive fame way Let me tell you how the French seduce you. They are the most bloody seductive people on Earth. They are charming, they are well-mannered and they praise and flatter you. Anita Roddick seductive earth people It's true I always try to be as seductive as possible but I wouldn't be here if I couldn't play tennis. Anna Kournikova seductive tennis play Technology is very seductive, and it is certainly changing the way things are designed and made and taught. The problem is when technology has seduced you away from thinking about things as deeply as you should. Arthur Ganson seductive technology thinking I think women should be seductive, not triste. Theres enough sadness in life now without making women look sad, too. Azzedine Alaia seductive sadness thinking Words are seductive and dangerous material, to be used with caution. Barbara Tuchman seductive dangerous used I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us. Bell Hooks seductive sleep trying If the benevolent ruler stays in power long enough, he eventually concludes that power and wisdom are the same thing. And as he possesses power, he must possess wisdom. He becomes converted to the seductive thesis that election to public office endows the official with both power and wisdom. At this point, he begins to lose his ability to distinguish between what is morally right and what is politically expedient. Ben Moreell seductive office long But then she was not awkward, she was slow-flowing, graceful, seductive - a seductiveness that had nothing to do with breast and hips and legs, but was an invitation to forget the world in the recesses of the body Bernhard Schlink seductive awkward world Fearful is the seductive power of goodness. Bertolt Brecht fearful seductive goodness America is a very seductive place in terms of lifestyle and comfort, but it wasn't for me. Bill Bryson seductive comfort america Fossil fuel is very seductive stuff. [John Maynard] Keynes once said that, as far as he could tell, the average standard of living from the beginning of human history to the middle of the eighteenth century had perhaps doubled. Not much had changed, and then we found coal and gas and oil and everything changed. We're reaping the result of that, both ecologically and socially. Bill McKibben seductive oil average Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions of adults who emerge from this private geography. Carol Anshaw contemporary-fiction seductive voice He tried to learn seductive phrases in all languages, but the only Swedish he had ever really needed was, "Do you serve anything aside from pickled fish?" and "If you wrap me in furs, I can pretend to be your little fuzzy bear. Cassandra Clare fur seductive phrases I have always been astonished that women were allowed to enter churches. What conversation can they possibly have with God? Charles Baudelaire hysteria seductive devil Herein find fiction full of whimsy, wit, hurt, and terror. Wicked, as in wickedly funny, is in the mix, too, along with a prose style both seductive and sly. Any one of Doug Watson's first collection of stories, The Era of Not Quite, can mend a broken world. Christine Schutt seductive broken hurt 1234567»
