Scrutiny

Edgar Allan Poe Poet, Writer

"By undue profundity we perplex and enfeeble thought; and it is possible to make even Venus herself vanish from the firmament by a scrutiny too sustained, too concentrated, or too direct."

Emile M. Cioran Philosopher, Essayist

"Were we to undertake an exhaustive self-scrutiny, disgust would paralyze us, we would be doomed to a thankless existence."

Charlie Campbell Musician

"We prefer to find an explanation for why things are not perfect, and these rarely stand up to close scrutiny."

Rand Paul Politician

"Let's make the haystack smaller. Let's say for a while, until we can figure out who's coming, who's going, and who's overstayed their visa, let's have extra scrutiny and figure out what's going on, because there's a whole segment of the world that is intent on sending people here to attack us."