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'The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.'
View quotes by Angela Davis

It is the tension between the scientist's laws and his own attempted breaches of them that powers the engines of science and makes it forge ahead. (Quiddities)
View quotes by W V O Quine

I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension.
View quotes by Norman Mailer

Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.
View quotes by Erich Fromm

The world is all gates, all opportunities, strings of tension waiting to be struck.
View quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

They do get on but I'm a daddy's girl and that's what he finds so hard to let go of [on tension between her Dad and boyfriend Jay-Z]
View quotes by Beyonce Knowles

You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.
View quotes by Murray Walker

I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice.
View quotes by Zack De La Rocha

Cricket is like sex films - they relieve frustration and tension.
View quotes by Linda Lovelace

One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.
View quotes by Byron Nelson

Maybe the Celts are feeling a wee bit disappointed they didn't get a few more in. There might be a bit of tension there but generally they're a fine team [on the squad for the British Lions 2005, composed of a large number of England players despite their recent poor performance]

View quotes by Graham Henry

It's country versus country and we're in these huge battles, so there's always going to be that tension [on The Ashes]
View quotes by Brett Lee

This has been the most exhilarating, entertaining, tension-packed series there has ever been. It's a big statement to make but, let's be honest, we're talking about modern cricket here in the modern era - nothing matches this in any way. To witness and experience this has been a dream. The future looks incredibly rosey for England. [2005 Ashes]
View quotes by Jonathan Agnew

If the Aussie public do not get the instant revenge they are desperately seeking here, the spotlight will quickly focus on Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer and others, creating enormous tension within their ranks.
View quotes by Jonathan Agnew

There is a powerful tension in our relationship to technology. We are excited by egalitarianism and anonymity, but we constantly fight for our identity.
View quotes by David Owens



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