Strict Quotes
A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.
What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and relaxation of police regulations.
I am a very strict vegetarian. ...I just really, really love animals, and I act on my values.
When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what they had seen or found or what had been told to them.
Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of ... permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation.
If you're always strict with yourself, life gets miserable. And we're supposed to enjoy life.
The most effective guard against delinquency is a father who is at the same time both strict and loving.
I’m not really worried what people think about me. Because I judge myself harsher, and on more strict terms, than they ever could probably.
Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.
You must keep a strict eye on your health; let everything else be subordinated to that.
Excellence is about fighting and pursuing something diligently, with a strict and determined approach to doing it right. It's okay if there are flaws in the process - it makes it more interesting.
What are the maxims of Democracy? A strict observance of justice and public faith, and a steady adherence to virtue.
I'm convinced that, in the long term, a monetary union includes a joint debt policy under strict, mutually agreed upon conditions.
My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.
Our love for Christ is more important to Him than all of our service to Him. Strict obedience and services are not enough. Love for Jesus must come first.
Ever since I was little I really loved boyish clothes - I had a real obsession with strict clothes, like uniforms. They really got me going.
The most demanding part of living a lifetime as an artist is the strict discipline of forcing oneself to work steadfastly along the nerve of one's own intimate sensitivity.
I am not strict vegan, because I'm a hedonist pig. If I see a big chocolate cake that is made with eggs, I'll have it.
The biggest corporation, like the humblest private citizen, must be held to strict compliance with the will of the people as expressed in the fundamental law.
When forced to work within a strict framework, the imagination is taxed to its utmost and will produce its richest ideas. Given total freedom, the work is likely to sprawl.
In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist.
Not only, in strict truth, was marriage instituted for the propagation of the human race, but also that the lives of husbands and wives might be made better and happier.
I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.
The greatness of nations is shown by their strict regard for human rights, rigid enforcement of the law without bias, and just administration of the affairs of life.
A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day.
I don't want children cursing. I'm very strict on my nieces and my little brother. They have to listen to clean versions of music. Even my music.
Golfers should not fail to realize that it is a game of great traditions, of high ideals of sportsmanship, one in which a strict adherence to the rules is essential.
I eat whatever I want. I can get away with it. There are some strict regiment eatings, but I don't follow them.
I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against it quite early.
We have a strict 'no a-hole policy' at SpaceX. And we fire people they are. I mean, we give them a little bit of warning. But if they continue to be an a-hole, then they're fired.
The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
My parents had very strict rules for me. Rules like, I couldn't be home until a certain hour.
Language becomes a prison house only poets can escape...if we do not reject any strict distinctions between ordinary usage and figures of speech.
Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.
I was a strict disciplinarian, perhaps too strict at times, but my God, without discipline what is life?
To rise above the crowd, you must discipline yourself unceasingly to the strict demand and realities of your ambition.
Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.
We are more likely to cheat if we see others doing so. We tend to conform to accepted norms of reasonable behaviour, rather than adhere to strict rules.
I make myself strict rules in order to correct my nature. But it is my nature that I finally obey.
