Tempered Quotes

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea. - Jean-Luc Godard

The significant increase in the leading indicators during the last six months, tempered only by the financially related pause in February, points to forward momentum in this expansion. - Ken Goldstein

The ideal state for a philosopher, indeed, is celibacy tempered by polygamy. - Henry Louis Mencken

The early read from the Home Depot meeting is mixed... Though we feel that the company is generally positive as earnings-per-share estimates should go up, our enthusiasm is tempered by what looks like a lower [total] sales and comparable sales number for their fourth quarter. - Michael Baker

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