Steven Stucky

Americans' distrust of the conspicuously intellectual - a habit we learned, I suppose, on the frontier, but which remains a feature of the national character - has the virtue of puncturing the pretentious and exposing the fake, but it may also have impaired American listeners' patience for music that is especially complex or austere.

American Composer

Charles Dance

My face lends itself to austere characters, and unless they're two-dimensional, I will do them. Any actor will tell you that an interesting villain is much more interesting to play.

English Actor

Havelock Ellis

In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists.

British Psychologist

Bernard Tschumi

My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage for other things to take place.

Swiss Architect

John Mahoney

I don't take much from my own father, because he was a very austere, quiet, private man who would come home from work, go to his parlour and play Beethoven on his piano.

Sally Phillips

Bad impulse buys make you feel grim, don't they? It's like having consumer Tourette's. I gravitate towards austere foreign-language film DVDs when insecure.

British Actress

Riccardo Muti

I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.

Italian Celebrity

Ambrose Bierce

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

American Journalist

Paul Farmer

American Educator

Jose Mujica

Uruguayan Statesman

Refers to things that are intentionally kept simple to create a clean, uncluttered look.

Minimalist Style

An austere setting may feel less comfortable or inviting, focusing on functionality over warmth.

Not Cozy

Sometimes indicates reduced spending, often during times of budget cuts or financial restraint.

Economic Hardship

Often used to describe someone in power who is serious and commands respect.

Authority Figure

Typically implies strict rules or expectations, with little tolerance for deviation.

Discipline Implied

An austere person may not show much warmth or emotion in their interactions.

Emotionally Reserved

Often found in contexts requiring respect, like legal proceedings or ceremonies.

Formal Occasions

Can describe someone who lives by strict moral principles.

Moral High Ground

Suggests a person or situation devoid of humor or frivolity.

Unyielding Seriousness

 What we say -- and I include the most austerely mechanistic among us, which is probably me -- what we say is, "Vile monster, prison is too good for you." Or worse, we seek revenge, in all probability thereby triggering the next phase in an escalating cycle of counter-revenge, which we see, of course, all over the world today.

Why the universe seems...

 talking to this group of students and take a look at them they were around me in three directions you'll notice that almost all of them are minority you'll notice that the building is rather austere it's an old New York school building nothing fancy still have old

Kids need structure -...

 protect against EMP the compartment furthest forward on the main deck is the senior executive suite it's the president's doomsday headquarters very small and rather austere accommodations small compartment

Austere

Minimalist Style

Not Cozy

Economic Hardship

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