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Unsettling Quotes (page 2)

Alarm, when used for anything less than a fire or an air attack, is certain to muddle the mind, unsettle the senses, and, in most cases, more than double the danger. Ken Kesey
Steve Jobs thus became the greatest business executive of our era, the one most certain to be remembered a century from now. History will place him in the pantheon right next to Edison and Ford. More than anyone else of this time, he made products that were completely innovative, combining the power of poetry and processors. With a ferocity that could make working with him as unsettling as it was inspiring, he also built the world's most creative company. And he was able to infuse into its... Walter Isaacson
Henry Miller quote: "Everything remains unsettled forever, depend on it"
Everything remains unsettled forever, depend on it Henry Miller
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "Your talk of sniffling riders with invisible noses has..."
Your talk of sniffling riders with invisible noses has unsettled me. J. R. R. Tolkien
[All the ancient wisdom] tells us that work is necessary to us, as much a part of our condition as mortality; that good work is our salvation and our joy; that shoddy or dishonest or self-serving work is our curse and our doom. We have tried to escape the sweat and sorrow promised in Genesis - only to find that, in order to do so, we must forswear love and excellence, health and joy.(pg. 44, "The Unsettling of America") Wendell Berry
The press gave me a voice too quickly, and that could have unsettled a man who had every right to feel he should be in control of the thing he had created. Alison Moyet
Kat Dennings quote: "The more unsettling the more I feel at home."
The more unsettling the more I feel at home. Kat Dennings
Robert M. Hutchins quote: "My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and..."
My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects. Robert M. Hutchins
Education is not to reform students or amuse them or to make them expert technicians. It is to unsettle their minds, widen their horizons, inflame their intellects, teach them to think straight, if possible. Robert M. Hutchins
Mike May quote: "It is quite unsettling looking into someone's eyes, especially..."
It is quite unsettling looking into someone's eyes, especially when you aren't used to it. Mike May
P. G. Wodehouse quote: "Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of..."
Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character. P. G. Wodehouse
Sara Paretsky quote: "You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."
You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country. Sara Paretsky
Edith Wharton quote: "Another unsettling element in modern art is that common..."
Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before. Edith Wharton
Tom Hayden quote: "Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a..."
Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable? Tom Hayden
You never make all things for all people and can't always pander to the broadest denominator. I keep an eye toward doing the themes that interest me. Do they move me? Interest me? Make me think? When I run across something that is provocative in an unsettling way, it appeals to me. Edward Norton

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