Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Sidney J. Harris
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A theory must be tempered with reality.
Jawaharlal Nehru
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
Margery Allingham
...one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
Albert Einstein
It's very frustrating. I had been really looking forward to this tour. But my disappointment is tempered by the knowledge that it is nothing major. If it had been a one-day series, I would have played, but I couldn't go into a test and possibly let my team down.
Shane Bond
Will we have a traditional Labor Day weekend -- absolutely not, ... No one with any soul will not be tempered by what we are going through.
Lee Sullivan
I was looking for people with a measured approach and even-tempered personalities. They are both humble about their talents, which span the breadth of media, and have real passion for new media solutions, which should be great for new business.
Christopher Graves
We are like any brothers in that we get into arguments sometimes and usually Andy won't back down as he thinks he's right, ... I think I'm a bit more even-tempered.
Jamie Murray
Tempered water is better for the plants anyway. You shouldn't put cold water on plants. That would be like hitting you with a hose.
Richard Schartner
Right now I think the expectation is that a lot of these companies are meeting muted estimates. I think you'll see earnings guided higher, but that outlooks will be tempered.
James Park
The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.
Wilson Mizner
Last year all the forecasting was underestimating what the market would do. Most people in our business would say we're past the peak, but that's still tempered by a lot of demand out there. You've still got a lot of baby boomers buying and trading up.
Pam O'connor
Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
They were very even-tempered the whole day. They had a job to do and they went out and performed.
Kevin Padgett
It has to do with the severity and frequency of bad fires. It's a choice, but it's always tempered with the costs.
Don Artley
It wasn't a lot of fun, ... He was very demanding and hot tempered. He threatened to fire people. ... He just scared you to death. He was raising hell all the time. I was glad to leave because you always felt on edge.
George Harrison
France was a long despotism tempered by epigrams.
Thomas Carlyle
He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
Cornelius Tacitus
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, leads to ruin.
Cornelius Tacitus
Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.
William E. Gladstone
He's my backbone. He's taught me a lot. For starters, he tempered me down.
Kareena Kapoor
The company is taking market share in its major operations and continues to exceed expectations. Our enthusiasm is only tempered by the fact that much of this looks to be in the share price.
Mark James
We are pleased to see results improve, but our enthusiasm is tempered by several factors.
Jonathan Steinmetz
(My) relief is tempered by the fact our colleague ... remains in prison. I hope that President Milosevic will see fit to exercise the same humanity he has exercised for us in granting clemency.
Peter Wallace
RABBLE, n. In a republic, those who exercise a supreme authority tempered by fraudulent elections. The rabble is like the sacred Simurgh, of Arabian fable -- omnipotent on condition that it do nothing. (The word is Aristocratese, and has no exact equivalent in our tongue, but means, as nearly as may be, 'soaring swine.').
Ambrose Bierce
Liberalism is trust of the people, tempered by prudence; conservatism, distrust of people, tempered by fear.
William E. Gladstone
Each of the major players has tempered their approach by also highlighting higher-priced offerings.
Stuart Morris
It's rubbish to tell people that we can easily dispose of life's huge questions once and for all. We all have times when we're bad-tempered or we grumble. We all have doubts. What's wrong with saying that?
Adrian Plass
There's a general upside bias for the dollar right across the board, but that inclination is tempered a little when you come up against big events like the trade data.
Ian Gunner
He had this never-flagging satirical wit that was always entertaining -- except when you were in the path of one of his acerbic bullets. But that evening, he was sweet-tempered and somewhat subdued, ... I asked him if he was feeling well. He said he regretted to report that age appeared to be mellowing him and that people would have to stop referring to him as a curmudgeon.
Arthur Gelb
[Henley said his family has tempered his outlook.] I think there's more of a balance in the music, ... The anger and the social commentary is tempered by the happiness and the contentment that I find.
Don Henley
She's very even-tempered-she has the ability to stay calm and focused at a very high level. What I've seen this spring is that she is a relentless player who will go hard for her team until it's over.
Nancy Mcdaniel
Overall, this was a strong quarter nearly across the board. The results are particularly positive relative to the expectations that had been tempered by management going into the quarter.
Joseph Nadol
ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography.
Ambrose Bierce
Concerns about inflation are well tempered by concerns about how quickly economic growth will be undermined by rising rates against a background of continued high energy prices. When the evidence of that appears in the numbers, the bond market's low long-end yields will look justified.
Louise Purtle
[Acquisitions] will be tempered, at least in the U.S., by the kind of defensive postures that a lot of these IT firms have right now. They want to see which way the economy is going, and when is the IT marketplace going to start buying stuff again. There is no point in buying a company if its products or services are not being purchased.
Ed Yourdon
We say that inverted maneuvers are not recommended, which is a change from years past when that was a definite no- no. Safety is our utmost concern, certainly. But we've tempered some of that language.
Earl Saline
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