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Don't you ever cry again, Miss Zarish," he said in a strict but mild tone. "I would rather die than see tears in your eyes. — Sara Naveed

The Rougiers earned about a hundred francs a week, and by strict economy managed to be always half starved and half drunk. — George Orwell

I want to prove that if you write in strict meter and rhyme about subjects people care about, they will buy poetry. — Felix Dennis

Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher. — Harlan Coben

My house was very strange. I didn't do things other kids did because my parents were very strict - I stayed at home, quiet in my room. — Alessia Cara

My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand. — Damon Wayans

Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts. — Bill Walton

Spring, when the earth tilts closer to the sun, runs a strict timetable of flowers. — Alice Oswald

Every student adheres to strict discipline — Lailah Gifty Akita

Strict parents create sneaky kids. — Bryant A. Loney

I am a strict monogamist: it is twenty years since I last went to bed with two women at once, and then I was in my cups and not myself. — H.L. Mencken

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition. — Michael Chang

Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth. — Mark Twain

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest — Michel De Montaigne

I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to. — Natalie Massenet

The patriotic spirit demands loyal and strict adherence to nonviolence and truth. — Mahatma Gandhi

Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count. — Ritchie Blackmore

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. — Brigitte Bardot

Men, even if they are born free, will remain slaves of strict laws enacted by their forefathers ... — Kahlil Gibran

Faith is not a crime. Blind obedience should be. Too many years wasted in strict adherence to fabricated laws could damn a religion to oblivion. — Kirsten Beyer

A strict master will not have understanding sons. — Nachman Of Breslov

The problem with being British ... I don't know if it's me being British or being raised a strict Catholic, but you never really enjoy success. — Danny Boyle

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard. — Billy Casper

The strict mother she & her brother had grown up with was body-snatched. "...Who are you? What did you do with my mother? — Lesley Stahl

The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers. — Thucydides

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. — Bella Freud

The Chili Peppers have a real strict two-week on/two-week off policy - aside from me, everybody has families. — Josh Klinghoffer

I hold a strict policy of automatic grudges against people everyone likes. — Kate Hattemer

Baudelaires had visited the office of Vice Principal Nero and learned about all of the academy's strict and unfair rules. When they worked — Lemony Snicket

I work in both very strict conditions and very loose, more open-minded conditions in advertising, and Nike is by far the most open-minded of all. — Casey Neistat

My parents were very, very, very strict. — Elizabeth Strout

I was a strict disciplinarian, perhaps too strict at times, but my God, without discipline what is life? — Joan Crawford

He left it in thy power, ordaind thy will
By nature free, not over-rul'd by Fate
Inextricable, or strict necessity; — John Milton

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. — Abraham Lincoln

Language becomes a prison house only poets can escape ... if we do not reject any strict distinctions between ordinary usage and figures of speech. — Arthur Quinn

The Strict Father model takes as background the view that life is difficult and that the world is fundamentally dangerous. — George Lakoff

Love is as strict as acting. If you want to love somebody, stand there and do it. If you don't, don't. There are no other choices. — Tyne Daly

I was brought up a very strict Catholic and I don't practice anymore or anything. — Danny Boyle

I had redesigned my entire amplifier system for this tour because airlines are very strict now. — Lee Ritenour

My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style. — John Leguizamo

A theorem is a proposition which is a strict logical consequence of certain definitions and other propositions — Anatol Rapoport

I went to a school run by Catholic nuns. They were really strict. — Sofia Vergara

Strict rules of evidence would destroy psychoanalysis and literary criticism. — Mason Cooley

I am afraid the Spanish American has not always a very strict regard for truth. — Edward Burnett Tylor

My mother's from Thailand, and they're very strict about girls in bikinis, but I would love to do a shoot in the floating market in Thailand. — Christine Teigen

I was an altar boy, which I loved and am very proud of. It was strict, but also really nice. — Michael Keaton

We're more sexually repressed than men, having been given a much more strict puritanical code of behavior than men ever have. — Kate Millett

He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

I stand for strict economy in governmental affairs. — Harry F. Byrd

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. — Nicki Minaj

Gabriel, to thee thy course by lot hath given
Charge and strict watch that to this happy place
No evil thing approach or enter in. — John Milton

I grew up with a good set of values, but it was never too strict. I was always encouraged to be a free-thinking individual. — Justin Vernon

Daddy had a strict rule about firearms. Anything we killed we had to eat. No amount of barbecue sauce would make a hairy guy like you palatable. — Diane Kelly

In general, I try to eat food without added hormones and pesticides, but I'm not so strict that I won't have a Big Mac once in a while. — Missy Peregrym

In my house, I'm not allowed to shout at anybody. It's very strict. It's a very Christian home. — Joel Courtney

I love good food but I follow strict rules the days I perform. — Jose Carreras

The agency that is so strict on the way Americans keep their books cannot even pass a financial audit. — Theodore Stevens

Everyone around me is so strict about keeping me grounded. — Chloe Grace Moretz

I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree. — Donatella Versace

One must be strict even in little things. — James Boswell

I grew up before there were strict leash laws. — Beverly Cleary

Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears. — Emmylou Harris

It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists. — John Yoo

I've been just eating very healthy, all organic, no sugar, white flour, nothing artificial. I'm being so incredibly strict ... not a lot of meat! — Danica McKellar

I see where they are going to be more strict with these robbers; when they catch 'em from now on, they're going to publish their names. — Will Rogers

Keep a strict, predictable schedule 365 days a year that has you eating, sleeping, and exercising at about the same times day in and day out. — David Agus

joined one institute in Patel Nagar to accomplish this goal; my English Teacher was strict, but she did not have much knowledge. — Yogesh Saini

In being strict, you were able to control. — Joseph Jackson

Complete freedom is as much curse as boon; freedom within strict and well-defined confines is, to me, ideal. — David Byrne

The summum bonum of this [Puritan] ethic is the earning of more and more money combined with the strict avoidance of all enjoyment. — Max Weber

When strict with oneself, one rarely fails. — Confucius

I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence. — Dolly Parton

My father is a very strict man. — Nneka

None of them going to treat me bad, honey, I'm too strict for that. — Alberta Hunter

I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little. — Dan O'Brien

If none were to Marry, but Men of strict Vertue and Honour, I doubt the World would be but thinly peopled. — Mary Astell

I wonder why religion is so strict on homosexuality than massacre. — M.F. Moonzajer

He was enough of a lover of forms to understand the allure of such a strict life, how much internal wildness it could release. — Lauren Groff

Art has to be, you know, trade itself, conform to the old strict guidelines set forth by how it was going to act in the future. — Immortal Technique

I love playing in Fantomas, which is very strict in terms of composition. — Trevor Dunn

To safeguard one's health at the cost of too strict a diet is a tiresome illness, indeed. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

In a strict sense photography can never be abstract, for the camera is incapable of synthetic integration. — Ansel Adams

I think the Macintosh was created by a group of people who felt that ah there wasn't a strict vision between sort of science and art. — Steve Jobs

Zen has lost its zip, if you will, or its nothingness and has become ritualistic Its established in monastaries with strict codes of koan study. — Frederick Lenz

What are the maxims of Democracy? A strict observance of justice and public faith, and a steady adherence to virtue. — John Marshall

Simplicity is a strict taskmaster. — Mason Cooley

Sanity is a sonnet with a strict meter and rhyme scheme-and my mind is free verse. — Holly Schindler

I have to be on such a strict diet constantly. — Lady Gaga

The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc. — Swami Vivekananda

Strict walking is much despised in these days, but rest assured, dear reader, it is both the safest and the happiest. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

My parents are really quite strict, so I have to be home at a certain time - even now, at the age of 25. — Tena Desae

I wish my parents had been more strict and made me learn more instruments. — Agnes Obel

Strict punctuality is perhaps the cheapest virtue which can give force to an otherwise utterly insignificant character. — John Frederick Boyes

My father - the late Madhavrao Scindia - was clear about the distinction between being 'loving' and 'strict.' — Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia

Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue. — Benjamin Franklin

It is better to be a little too strict than too liberal. — Dwight L. Moody

I only saw my father twice a year. If I'd seen him all the time I'd probably have murdered him by now. He was very strict. — Joe Strummer

One of my strict, strict rules is a no auto-tune policy. — Yukimi Nagano

Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity. — Kate Smith

It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly. — Margaret Mitchell