Terry Pratchett
Author
"Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended."
Moral Fiber quotes
Moral Fiber
22 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Politician
"The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of a sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America."
J. K. Rowling
Novelist, Screenwriter
"There you go, Harry!” Ron shouted over the noise. “You weren’t being thick after all — you were showing moral fiber!"
Mike Tyson
Professional Boxer
"It's the emotional punches that you can't see that are just overwhelmingly devastating to your heart - your moral fiber."
George Carlin
Comedian, Actor
"Some people think that words can injure the psyche or the moral fiber. And they really can't."
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"Once, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to support a full-blown deathwish. So he manufactured ways in which other people could do it, lopping a piece at a time off himself and their family."
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