The only excuse for creating something useless is that one admires it intensely.
Oscar Wilde
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Art is the most intense form of individualism that the world has known.
Oscar Wilde
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Intense love does not measure, it just gives.
Mother Teresa
Do whatever you do intensely.
Robert Henri
Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
Michel de Montaigne
We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.
Eric Hoffer
Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds.
Antoine Rivarol
Our intensity level was totally unacceptable.
Gerald Coleman
We'd get nothing but hell every day. It was more intense. You could see the passion in him that week.
Chadd Moore
Whenever we play Lee you know they are going to bring some intensity with them. I was pleased with our effort.
Scott Hodkinson
Women are playing more, and playing more intensely.
Robert Monaco
I grow more intense as I age.
Florida Scott Maxwell
Intense love does not measure; it just gives.
Mother Teresa Of Calcutta
We kept them in the game. We didn't come out with the intensity and we let them hang around until the end. We could have ended the game so many times.
Jonathan Mitchell
The team did the best that we've ever done with a schedule that was more intense. This is the first time we've brought home three awards.
Jeff Butler
An intense focus on getting it exactly right is why Abercrombie & Fitch is better positioned now than it has ever been.
Mike Jefferies
We had more intensity in the second half.
Chris Beatty
The whole team came out with a bunch of intensity and I just came out hot. When you're hot, your team gets you the ball.
Meredith Levison
Us being flat won't be a factor. The competition in training, the intensity has been better than it has all season. That edge was there again.
Laurie Calloway
It was pretty intense. It changes you, you know.
Andrea Okomski
Everything was the same. We had just as much intensity as we've ever had.
Dwayne Curtis
The game part was not there, but the intensity and the want was.
Murray Gleffe
We didn't bring the intensity that we needed in the first half. We didn't match their energy. To their credit, they made plays and we didn't.
Matt Maschino
I was skeptical that the increase (in hurricane intensity) would be sufficient to observe by now ... (but) the increase has been much more than we would have guessed.
Kerry Emanuel
We talked at halftime about defensive intensity, and we got it. We did a good job of locking them up.
Roosevelt Barnes
The government must demonstrate its respect for freedom of expression and assembly, which are essential at this time of intense debate about the country's political future.
Gerald Staberock
They had the momentum coming out of halftime and we had to get our intensity back.
Brittany Campbell
The reserves played with heart, intensity and passion.
Tony Martello
This is a neighborhood that has intense gang activity and alcohol-fueled violence.
Dana Stevens
It was a marathon game. It was so intense that nobody noticed how cold it was.
Dave Schmotzer
We put forth a great effort in the first game, but we did not hold that intensity in the second game. I don't know why that happens. If anyone can figure that out, let me know.
Leslie Messina
He's an aggressive player who plays hard and intense every single down.
George Porritt
Some of my constituents have told me to not to restrict it to commuter hours, but I suspect the opposition from the authority would be even more intense.
Delegate David Rudolph
I hope so. I try to help keep the intensity up. When we are playing well, we're really on.
Whitney Dosty
The monarchy is a labor intensive industry.
Harold Wilson
We should have never gotten down that far in the first place. That just gave us more intensity to come back.
Brian Parker
It was a nice win for us. The boys wrestled with intensity. We're getting our groove going before the conference meet, which is a good thing.
Jim Guttridge
I'm very, very pleased. I thought our guys had great intensity and played with a lot of heart.
Byron Samuels
The girls played with intensity, and this is what we needed to go into playing Lanesville.
Randall Schoen
We started out last year also at 3-0, but we ended up going 3-3, so we've got to keep up the intensity.
Angelo Babbaro
I think our defensive intensity and our movement is much better (than earlier in the tournament).
Dennis Dacus
The intensity of doing a piece of this size is daunting.
Gretta Bader
We stepped up the intensity and started playing our type of game.
Linda Kilpatrick
It was a very intense game. It opened my eyes. It was a little more physical than I thought.
Cody Rincker
P. A. M. was able to produce more revenue with fewer assets in an asset-intensive business such as trucking.
Donald Broughton
Game one, we got off to a great start and pretty much dominated the entire game. Game two, we got off to a slow start and we were down 4-11 and then 7-15, but the girls really stepped up and increased their intensity.
Julie Craven
The conference opener against Oswego East saw the guys coming out with a great deal of intensity and it allowed us to get everyone involved in Game 2.
Christina Countryman
I was really concerned at the half. They were killing us. The man defense made them work harder, and we brought some intensity.
Dan Marshall
There are still intense negotiations going on.
Christine Pritchard
It's been very labor-intensive, and it's also a situation where there's been some very tight federal deadlines.
Chris Henson
Except at 119 and 125, we're very inexperienced. We don't know how to build on intensity or how to get things started after we lose a close match. We fall off in intensity.
Chad Vollmecke
(Brown) was physical and aggressive. His intensity exceeded ours tonight.
Billy Taylor
There is an intense effort underway to fix this problem.
Paul Hughes
Coach called a timeout and really fired us up. He just told us to go out there and pick up the intensity.
Natalie Hawkins
I think we responded well. The intensity level was up.
Damon Shaffer
They knocked us back with how hard the played and how intense they were. That's the hardest anyone has played against us all year. They just didn't go away.
Lee Melchionni
We just couldn't handle their aggressive play. They picked up their intensity and came out in a full-court press.
Melissa Martin
It was good to see them rebound from Tomahawk. It was a good effort and hopefully we can continue (this) intensity and focus.
Joe Brennan
There is a mental edge that comes with the injections, and it's definitely something that gets you more intense.
Ken Caminiti
Our defensive intensity wasn't there. We slacked a little bit.
Ron Artest
(St. Norbert) came out with great intensity today, so our hat's off to them.
Chris Braier
It's hard but we come out the same way every game with intensity. We're trying to get back on a winning streak again.
Katy Clark
We had a great warm up from the first half. We were intense and executing. We controlled most of the first half and it showed on the scoreboard.
Kate Mcharg
It was a high-intensity explosion and its noise was heard in several parts of the city. It appears that the KFC was the target.
Mushtaq Shah
I had learnt to seek intensity…more of life, a concentrated sense of life.
Nina Berberova
The Super Bowl is such a corporate event that even the crowd doesn't have the same intensity.
Steve Sabol
I was extremely happy with that second group. Those guys brought energy and intensity that we didn't have.
Jeremy Davies
The first half was frustrating. We definitely didn't match their intensity, but we certainly did in the second half.
Josh Aciukewicz
UPS is always a great battle for us. It's always a close, intense game. We've been looking forward to it for the last few weeks.
Kelly Turner
He's a challenge to catch. It takes a lot to catch him, because he brings a lot to the table. He throws hard, he's intense and he expects a lot out of his catcher.
Kelly Stinnett
For several days there has been quite intensive fighting.
Sergei Yastrzhembsky
Coach had been talking all week about how we had to keep them off the glass and put a body on them. The deeper we go the more intensity we can bring.
Craig Brooks
Intensity is so much more becoming in the young.
Joanne Woodward
Daniel's intensity and how hard he plays is the heart of our team. Because of his intensity, everyone else jumps on his back, and they go.
Jim Yerkovich
I didn't think our defensive intensity was very good, and I didn't think we did a very good job on the boards. We didn't come to play tonight. We may have won by 19, but I'm not happy with them. They're not happy with themselves.
Connie West
One of the things Bode is really exceptional at is bringing intensity to big events. They bring out his best. I think that's what you're going to see. He'll bring something special and extraordinary, based on what he's done in the past.
Jesse Hunt
They played with heart and intensity, but so did we. We played well and got it done.
James Mcnally
We both have the fire in our bellies. We definitely have the intensity and the will to win. Sometimes, our emotions get the best of us, but we've been working on that.
Matt Dunton
This has been the most intense game in my whole career.
Fran Vazquez
I think it's good to have him here because he has that intensity and attitude we need. We will all be much better because he is here.
Anthony Spencer
That was a fun environment. It had to be a huge difference for us. The kids ... used that energy to try to ratchet up our intensity to keep our focus.
Andrew Frank
We didn't come out with as much intensity as I hoped we would tonight. We played a good team, but we can play better than we did tonight.
Chad Kison
We lost our intensity in the second quarter.
Bill Mcelroy
I would feel much better if I had more time. It's been intense.
John Haley
We are experiencing intense wildfires more often now.
Neil Benson
The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to the hero.
Mary Mccarthy
The demands of basketball, the pressures of basketball are different than those in golf. Basketball is much more intense. You can be emotional. In golf, the guys who do well are the ones who are able to control their emotions.
Rick Dissinger
We are not playing with the same intensity and effort that we were earlier in the season. We could see this coming.
Bart Lundy
If climate change predictions are accurate you will expect...more intense and extreme rainfalls.
Srikantha Herath
They got aggressive and we didn't match their intensity level.
Mike James
We need to come out with some emotions and play with intensity.
Troy Diels
The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.
Gail Godwin
We need to have the same intensity.
Catherine Bove
Although it will be an intense affair, we will all have fun and, in the end, the sport of lacrosse will be victorious.
Gavin Prout
The guys get a little more hooked on it and have an intensity about it. The girls just have so many other things going on ? school, for one thing.
Scott Bedell
It's pretty intense and they work extremely hard. This is all new for me. I do not do this in any way, shape or form for myself, but cheerleading is something that's going to keep coming on.
Jessica Moderson
I hate to brag about my dog, but he was an exceptionally good police dog. When he was working, he was so intense. When it was all over with, he was as friendly as your normal house pet.
Sgt. David Huntimer
Building up all week. The intensity has definitely picked up quite a bit.
Joel Klatt
We did make a few adjustments at halftime, but part of that is probably North had a big lead and didn't play with the same intensity.
Dan Armstrong
They really took the intensity to another level.
Ricky Davis
The intensifying competitive landscape from larger, better- funded competitors creates some uncertainty.
Anthony Noto
We came out with a little intensity, offensively we were ok, we did some things wrong, but when we were out in front of the plate we stung them.
Scooter Dunn
Once the place got rocking a little bit we got some intensity on defense.
Andrew Strait
They made us change. That made it sort of funny, but I thought we came out with some good intensity tonight. Our guys did a good job of holding on and getting the win.
Rick Scruggs
There is only one admirable form of the imagination: the imagination that is so intense that it creates a new reality, that it makes things happen.
Sean O'Faolain
I enjoyed everything slowing down. It is a more intensified existence. ... Of course, I wasn't working, so I was able to indulge in a more intensified existence. It was la bella vita.
Lisa Williams
I think Bush is at his best when he is fully engaged in an almost campaign level of intensity on behalf of his agenda. When he doesn't fully engage on behalf of what he is trying to accomplish, that is when he suffers the most.
Mike Franc
The intensity was there on defense. That was good for (the offense). That's how it has to be for us to get prepared, because there's going to be no mercy from USC. They're the best team in the country.
Tyler Graunke
They all take time. It's a labor-intensive, time-consuming process.
Daniel White
I'm a very intense person. When I go after something, I want to go after it with everything I have. I want to push myself to the edge.
Greg Norman
We talked about intensity, and how everybody has to be there for each other as a group.
Antonio Robinson
The girls really wanted this game and were focused. Defensively, we had better intensity.
Jean Roise
We had more intensity in the second half. But we're going to have to come out with more fire.
Chris Beatty
After Wednesday, we had a pretty intense week of practice.
Steve Rodecap
I don't think we had the focus and intensity we had (Thursday). We needed to win the 50-50 balls to have a chance, and we didn't do that.
Reed Goldsmith
You would think that a game this important ... everybody stood around and watched tonight. We came out and didn't have any intensity whatsoever.
Brandon Williams
I liked his attitude and his intensity.
Ralph Willard
[Guerra] is one of the most special human beings I know. Her intensity and work ethic is tireless.
Michelle Bolt
I was there, but to see it on the show is much more intense. It's just ... it's intense.
John George
It was intense. You never know how it's going to go. ... But I felt like the momentum was going our way.
Kala Faulkner
The incentive arena in 1998 will be every bit as intensive as it was in '97.
Ronald Zarrella
We've had some very good practices over the holidays. Our intensity has been good and we've been focused. We're just hoping to continue it this week and into conference.
Debbie Casto
G-D's a great team. They did the same thing to us when we played them at their place. They came out with super intensity, got on top early, looking to do it on the defensive end.
Naomi Martin
Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30 - Men make love more intensely at 20, but make love better, however, at 30 - Catherine II of Russia.
Catherine Ii
It all feels the same when you're helping people. It's very intense.
Lee Slattery
There's not a lot of coaching going on - I'm just the guy on the bench. But it should be fun and I think it'll be an intense game of hockey.
Doug Schueller
We have to make sure our intensity level stays up and we can't take anything for granted.
Tim Dougherty
We didn't come out in the first period with the intensity that we needed.
Kevin Raylman
There is a little disappointment but we have lots of hope and intensity for Wednesday.
Djibril Cisse
The difference was that third quarter. They came out with intensity in the third quarter and we didn't match it.
Kevin Duffy
Personally, I haven't been playing that intense basketball for a while. Iceland was good competition, but it wasn't that intense. It was a good first day.
Megan Mahoney
One of the most athletic roles I've done in my life. The choreography is very athletic, and it's a very intense time.
Brendan King
She's an intense competitor and really stepped up as a captain this year.
Irick Gardner
Both teams got away with a lot. But their up-in-your-face intensity is different from what we see with lots of teams.
Whitney Law
The fire was very intense in that area, it did breach the fuselage.
Frank Hilldrup
They've been intensive. They will get more intensive until we get something done. I'm hopeful. We're focusing all of our energies to do that now. We'll reach closure one way or another.
Brad Kullman
The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.
Marya Mannes
The competition for shelf space is intense.
Gary Hemphill
The difference was coming out flat to begin the game. We need to work on our intensity coming out to start the game.
Tamra Braun
The best way to put it is that storms are lasting longer at high intensity than they were 30 years ago.
Kerry Emanuel
We always expect a good game from them. It's playoff intensity.
Murray Johnson
We got after it in the fourth quarter, and showed more intensity than the first three (periods).
Jay Murray
I was real intense. I wanted to be out there and play.
Andre Iguodala
This was a big win for us. It was an amazing race. They were neck-and-neck the whole way down the course. It was pretty intense.
John Fuchs
We are continuing our intense scrutiny of conduct in the petroleum industry in the aftermath of Katrina.
John Seesel
(Future Cities) is a very intense project. It involves teachers, parents and the community.
Renee Miller
Because the phone is so intense, you use it more. The longer you have the phone, the more you become addicted to it.
Anthony Mormile
It's just a high intensity, toughness workout.
Matt Herring
The class continues to grow and this should be one of the best events we've had to date. I'm sure the racing will be very tight and intense.
Michael Brennan
I was pleased, but then we got the delay and I didn't think we played with a lot of intensity. But our defense did a good job against a very good football team.
John Weber
We have to match their intensity and competitiveness. We also have to minimize our mistakes and contain Brandon Rouse.
Wayne Jackson
It is an intensely dark and moving play.
David Daniel
We didn't come out with intensity. We didn't play good defense. We're going to need to come out with more fire (today).
Justin Schommer
One-day cricket is an intense test of skills, we haven't performed as we should have.
Geraint Jones
We played hard and had intensity. It was a back-and-forth, very physical and aggressive game.
Teresa Lamb
What remains to be done is intensely investigate these claims.
Burt Neuborne
All of this intensifies existing concerns that the public has about this administration.
Andy Kohut
The damage and casualties produced by more intense storms could increase considerably in the future.
Kerry Emanuel
Both are very intense individuals. Ryan has a really good way of communicating how he feels to the team.
Marci Truex
We just didn't match their intensity through all four quarters.
Tatum Bell
We didn't even look at their record. We weren't overconfident. They came with the intensity. We didn't.
Isaiah Herrera
The low fat doesn't sell it. It's the intensity of the flavors, the quality. There's a lot of bad ice cream out there.
Gene Candeloro
In the end, yeah I was pleased with how the day went. It was really intense out there and it was fun.
James Lepp
It was a really good match and we weren't intimidated at all by Central. Intensity wise we weren't ever really out of the match. It was intense back and fourth the whole way.
Deehona Minton
Never in my wildest imagination would I have figured this, but we played every game to this intensity level.
Kermit Carolina
Pete is intense and intelligent.
Larry Neal
The field of planetary science is currently enjoying an intense period of readjustment and discovery.
Donald Yeomans
If you compare that with 30 or 40 years ago, that's a major shift in the frequency and intensity of bushfire seasons.
Kevin O'loughlin
We really didn't play well to open the game. We called the timeout and tried to get our defensive intensity up.
George Lancaster
Going into the fourth quarter, I just wanted to keep up the intensity and try to keep Brewster from going on another run.
Mike Crews
Great. He's intense. He gets pretty intense performances from his characters. He gets you to be very raw and exposed.
Rachel Weisz
The worst are full of passionate intensity while the best lack all conviction.
Michael Cunningham
It's just a huge adrenaline rush. It's intense.
Jason Harmon
Being back at home should give us a boost. It should bring us up to that magic level and bring up that intensity a lot more.
Jamaal Tatum
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