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Once launched in the dizzy path of jealousy, lovers invariably give full sway to their imaginations and entertain the wildest ideas. — Eugene Sue

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic. — Robert A. Heinlein

How fit he is to sway That can so well obey. — Andrew Marvell

I have terrible periods of lack of confidence. I just don't believe I can do it and no evidence to the contrary will sway me from that view. — Douglas Adams

He who wins a thousand common hearts is entitled to some renown; but he who keeps undisputed sway over the heart of a coquette is indeed a hero. — Washington Irving

Gray, that moral murkiness where any decision might hold sway. — Karen Azinger

A face shaped by both love and adversity. But where neither held sway. They were balanced, point to point. — Cameron Dokey

The ultimate fact of the universe is love; and its sway is all-comprehensive, and absolutely certain of final victory. — Frank C. Lockwood

No state will be well administered unless the middle class holds sway. — Aristotle.

Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway, meeting the check of such another day. — William Shakespeare

For by the will of the gods Fate hath held sway since ancient days. — Aeschylus

Servants, when their lords no longer sway, Their minds no more to righteous courses bend. — Homer

Appearances are significant, and never more than in politics. You can always sway the crowd, provided you have a good story. — Cassandra Clare

Sweep to my side, please don't delay. Share your warmth as you swirl and sway. — Shannon Messenger

Freedom needs all her poets; it is they
Who give her aspirations wings,
And to the wiser law of music sway
Her wild imaginings. — James Russell Lowell

A classic is a work which persists as a background noise even when a present that is totally incompatible with it holds sway. — Italo Calvino

Superficial and emotional subject might sway undecided voters. — Harold Holzer

We cannot sway extremists with rational thought or with our ideas of right and wrong. — Roxane Gay

Thirst of power and of riches now bear sway,
The passion and infirmity of age. — James Anthony Froude

Valentine Weather
Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes,
come on, let us sway together,
under the trees, and to hell with thunder. — Edwin Morgan

As tears fall from her face
she begins to sway
Love shouldn't hurt this way. — Diana Rasmussen

Beauty's witching sway is now to me a star that's fallen-a dream that's passed away. — Thomas Campbell

It is a new road to happiness, if you have strength enough to castigate a little the various impulses that sway you in turn. — George Santayana

Whereas the law is passionless, passion must ever sway the heart of man. — Aristotle.

Say what men may, it is doctrine that moves the world. He who takes no position will not sway the human intellect. — William Greenough Thayer Shedd

I don't like it when Christianity and western cultures are used as propaganda to sway impoverished Muslims into becoming self-detonating radicals. — Tucker Elliot

The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not. — Sue Grafton

Hands that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre. — Thomas Gray

Delhi was once a paradise, Where Love held sway and reigned; But its charm lies ravished now And only ruins remain. No — William Dalrymple

A thing which has lost its idea is like the man who has lost his shadow, and it must either fall under the sway of madness or perish. — Jean Baudrillard

'Singin' in the Rain' was the one for me. Yeah. I mean, Gene Kelly could just sway and never fall. He'd just sway and sway as he danced. — Vanessa Paradis

You can sway an audience if you win the women over. The gentlemen will follow 'cause they can be so foolish like that at times, they are easily led. — Johnny Vegas

Caring about him meant he had real power over her. That he held sway over her heart. — Renee Ahdieh

It will change your life if you accept her offer. Common pleasures will no longer hold sway over you. It's somewhat like catching religion. — Erik Bundy

Every forest branch moves differently in the breeze,
but as they sway they connect at the roots. — Rumi

There will be sway. — Lori Lansens

I prithee gentle friend,
Let thy fair wisdom, not thy passions, sway
In this uncivil and unjust extent
Against thy peace. — William Shakespeare

I sit in the rocking chair and sway back and forth. The movement calms me. The range of motion is limited. Confined. It fits in a box. — Jessica Brody

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions. — Bob Ehrlich

Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, and fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. — Oliver Goldsmith

God rules even where Satan seems to hold sway, because the latter exists only on God's sufferance. — Mahatma Gandhi

Religion Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway, Where his eagles never flew, None as invincible as they. — William Cowper

See her gentle sway, a wave on the ocean could never move that way. — Johnny Tillotson

Like star that shines afar, slowly now, and without rest, let each man turn with steady sway, around the task that rules the day, and do his best. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

When you meditate your body shouldn't move. Some people get into this kundalini sway business. Your body shouldn't move. — Frederick Lenz

You may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts. — Sophie Kinsella

Writhe and sway to music's pain searing with asides, caress death with a lover's touch for it shall be your bride. — Lou Reed

I had been right, this was just the sort of place where superstition and tittle-tattle were rife, and even allowed to hold sway over commonsense. Now, — Susan Hill

Statistics lie. They are designed to sway opinions. Take the time to keep yourself informed on things that matter. — Steve Maraboli

As we age, we feel less like leaves and more like trees. We have roots that ground us and sturdy trunks that may sway, but don't break, in the wind. — Meg Jay

In theory the Holy Roman Emperor exercised a temporal sway matching the spiritual rule of the Pope over the universal community under God. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Statistically there is enough voter fraud to sway zero elections. — Aasif Mandvi

Artists like Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga have more sway over popular minds than a politician. — Drake Bell

Wherever Germany extends her sway, she ruins culture. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises. — Emily Carr

To sway opinion should never be the motive of argument. I argue only for pleasure. — A.E. Marling

Take heed lest passion sway Thy judgement to do aught, which else free will Would not admit. — John Milton

The supreme sway of chastity over the senses makes her queenly. — Joseph Joubert

It's an unfortunate fact that I'm easily discouraged. But the fortunate truth is I'm stubborn as hell and near impossible to sway in my resolve. — Richelle E. Goodrich

No evidence against a firmly-held belief, no matter how good or abundant it may be, will sway the true believer. — James Randi

To sway an audience, you must watch them as you speak. — Martin Luther King Jr.

I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world. — Taliesin

Courage gives a leader the ability to stand straight and not sway, no matter which way the wind blows. — Mike Krzyzewski

My favorite place to be is by the bay where the palm trees sway. — Janet Toole Lewis

What is needed is care; a great deal of patience; and the laying aside of many preconceived opinions, wishful dreams, and the blind sway of demands. — Jean Gebser

It's as if we think the laws of physics are subject to debate and amendment and political contributions can sway the laws of physics. — Al Gore

Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do 'em all together, I guess. — Elvis Presley

If I'm reading a book and it seems truly interesting, I tend to start reading back to front in order not to be too deeply under the sway of progress. — David Shields

Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel. — James Ransone

If you can influence the leaders, either with or without their conscious cooperation, you automatically influence the group which they sway. — Edward Bernays

Power, approval, comfort, and control are meta-idols that hold sway over our daily lives. — Timothy Keller

By setting up a universe which tends to hold everything we do, see, and say in the sway of its cosmos, an archetype is best comparable with a God — James Hillman

Each of the humans chests are always rising and falling; and they sway minutely in place as they perform a constant balancing act to stay bipedal. — Daniel H. Wilson

O, teach me how you look, and with what art You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart.-Helena — William Shakespeare

A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. — Walter Scott

The ruling class has the schools and press under its thumb. This enables it to sway the emotions of the masses. — Albert Einstein

Why do you need to gallop while you fly?"
"Why do humans have to sway their arms while they walk? I dunno boss, but it just feels right. — Rick Riordan

Pause awhile, And let my counsel sway you. — William Shakespeare

Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station. — Joseph Addison

In case you haven't noticed, there's not a plethora of engineers here. (Devyn)
Plethora? What kind of girl word is that? (Sway) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Everything began with a single breath. A light wind that started a sway, and the sway started a turn, and the turn... The turn started everything. — Jim McCann

When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side. — Dave Grohl

Time was the great leveler, and neither money nor power held sway over its relentless march. — Matthew FitzSimmons

For better or worse, intelligence can come to nothing when emotions hold sway. — Daniel Goleman

The ever-whirling wheele Of Change, to which all mortal things doth sway. — Edmund Spenser

Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before. — Carol P. Christ

Which shall to all our nights and days to come Give solely sovereign sway and masterdom. — William Shakespeare

While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not. — Andy Andrews

How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President? — James Bovard

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion. — Willie Stargell

The will of man is by his reason sway'd; — William Shakespeare

Now that I am past picking the knife to stab one, the reward of stabbing a few more comes at an unfairly lower risk! — Pawan Mishra

He watched her walk away with a sway in her hips that tossed her long, milk-chocolate-colored ponytail from side to side. — Meg Knight

[The Devil's] laws are easy, and his gentle sway, Makes it exceeding pleasant to obey . — Daniel Defoe

Never let the words of discouragement from others sway you away from reaching far with your dreams. — Israelmore Ayivor

Whatever has not come under the sway of man is wild. In this sense original and independent men are wild - not tamed and broken by society. — Henry David Thoreau

Where the Government is weak, military sway prevails. — Napoleon Bonaparte

If nature does not ratify law, then all the virtues may lose their sway. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Opinions sway; facts remain unswerving. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Never has nostalgia held stronger sway; never has the belief in the redemptive possibilities of the future seemed so laughable. — Ann Marlowe