Sharpness Quotes

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

The hawk's cry is as sharp as its beak.

It has always seemed strange to me. The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success.

For sure, competition is healthy. It is! It keeps everybody on their toes. It keeps everybody sharp.

He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing.

A good sword is the one left in its scabbard.

Good steel bends, but never breaks. Good steel stays always sharp and ready. Good steel feels no pain, no pity, and above all, no remorse

When I say that life is like an onion, I mean this: if you don't do anything with it, it goes rotten. So far, that's no different from other vegetables. But when an onion goes bad, it can either do it from the inside, or the outside. So sometimes you see one that looks good, but the core is rotten. Other times, you can see a bad spot on it, but if you cut that out, the rest is fine. Tastes sharp, but that's what you paid for, isn't it?

When you're little and you don't have much dough, you have to innovate. You have to be sharp.

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.

You know me, I play basketball. I just try to take care of that part, make sure I'm ready coming into the workouts. Make sure I'm ready, sharp, things like that.

You're like a dull knife, it just ain't cutting.

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.

There's a difference between having an edge and being stupid.

I can put two and two together, you know. Do not think you are dealing with a man who has lost his grapes.

[Smart] is an elusive concept. There's a certain sharpness, an ability to absorb new facts. To ask an insightful question. To relate to domains that may not seem connected at first. A certain creativity that allows people to be effective.

If the quickness of the mind and the fluency of the tongue are too punctilious and sharp, moderate them in your activity and rest.

Many live by their wits but few by their wit.

Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure.

I've got all the attributes. I've got the sharpness. I've got everything you need to be a top fighter.

I'm not an expert when it comes to technology, but what changed things for me was autofocus. I used to have to throw away half my pictures because it was so difficult to get the focus right.

The longer you stay out of this sport, the less sharp you are, and I've been aware of that; that's why I've stayed and haven't wanted to retire and come back - because you skip a beat.

The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.