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Sharp Quotes

Lines on sharp minds, sharp words, and sharp feelings.

These sharp quotes range from a sharp tongue shaped by impatience to the particular sharp strain running through Russian literature.

In nature there are few sharp lines.

Quotes by A. R. Ammons

I guess my weirdest fear is accidentally ingesting a sharp object.

Quotes by Willa Fitzgerald

Obama's starting point was not as low as Manmohan Singh's starting point, and Obama's rise was not as sharp.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

Man, double-faced by nature, is placed by Revelation under a sharp, precise external rule, controlling his actions and his thoughts.

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

Activity Quotes

I'm not as sharp as I used to be.

Quotes by Roddy Piper

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.

Quotes by Ovid

Donald Trump was sharp; he was very perceptive. He was engaging. He had this expansive vocabulary, and he very seldom took breaks.

Quotes by Omarosa Manigault Newman

Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.

Quotes by Max Scherzer

Jonathan Lethem's 10th novel, 'The Blot,' is engaging, entertaining, and sharp for its first two-thirds. Then it goes to hell.

Quotes by Lionel Shriver

Ale Quotes

I have a lot in common with Lewis Carroll's Alice (my favorite female literary heroine, besides Becky Sharp). I've been sent on a journey to places even bleach can't reach.

Quotes by Lance Loud

All literature has this moral strain, but in Russian literature, it's particularly sharp.

Quotes by Keith Gessen

I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.

Quotes by Karen Armstrong

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

Quotes by Juan Ramon Jimenez

But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen.

Quotes by John Trumbull

Avoid Quotes

Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.

Quotes by John George Nicolay

I was attached to 'Sharp Objects' before 'Big Little Lies,' actually.

Quotes by Jean-Marc Vallee

Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.

Quotes by James Chiles

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

Quotes by George Herbert Mead

The world continues to offer glittering prizes to those who have stout hearts and sharp swords.

Quotes by F. E. Smith

Big Quotes

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

Quotes by Evelyn Waugh

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "sharp" appear in these quotes?
The quotes use sharp to describe objects, tongues, literary style, and even feelings like nostalgia, showing the word's range.
Is there a quote about a sharp tongue?
Yes, one admits to having a very sharp tongue paired with impatience, calling it a lifelong struggle.
Do any quotes mention sharpness in literature?
Yes, one notes that Russian literature carries a moral strain that is particularly sharp compared to other traditions.
Is there an unusual fear mentioned involving something sharp?
Yes, one quote jokingly names accidentally ingesting a sharp object as a weird personal fear.
How is "sharp" connected to emotion in these quotes?
One quote describes "sharp nostalgia, infinite and terrible" for what someone already possesses, tying sharpness to intense feeling.

Others turn sharp into something felt rather than spoken, like the sharp nostalgia for what one already possesses, a mood echoed in our Big quotes.