Quotes about mere
accidents believe clear explore mapped mere necessary novel recognize route
I believe you have constructive accidents en route through a novel only because you have mapped a clear way. If you have confidence that you have a clear direction to take, you always have confidence to explore other ways; if they prove to be mere digressions, you'll recognize that and make the necessary revisions. John Irving
young contempt mere
She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil and obliging Young Woman; as such we could scarcely dislike her -- she was only an Object of Contempt Jane Austen
children longer men merely needs personal role satisfy share taste whether willing women
Women share with men the need for personal success, even the taste of power, and no longer are we willing to satisfy those needs through the achievements of surrogates -- whether husbands, children or merely role models. Elizabeth Dole
carbon circling general irrelevant life man mere pinpoint planet seems special star
Man - life in general - seems irrelevant to the workings of the universe: a mere smudge of water, grease, and carbon on a pinpoint planet circling a star of no special consequence. Leonard Susskind
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Yes, I heard my people singing!--in the glow of parlor coal-stove and on summer porches sweet with lilac air, from choir loft and Sunday morning pews--and my soul was filled with their harmonies. Then, too, I heard these songs in the very sermons of my father, for in the Negro's speech there is much of the phrasing and rhythms of folk-song. The great, soaring gospels we love are merely sermons that are sung; and as we thrill to such gifted gospel singers as Mahalia Jackson, we hear the rhythmic eloquence of our preachers, so many of whom, like my father, are masters of poetic speech. Paul Robeson
ill merely money mr paid wish
Ultimately, we're just here to get our money back. We don't wish Mr Stewart any ill will. He was paid a lot of money to do something he did not do. It's merely a contractual matter.
law lawyer mere
But the mere truth won't do. You must have a lawyer. Charles Dickens
geography mere
Religion is a mere question of geography. Edward Gibbon
alive greatest happiness happy human merely misery people sorrows
One of the greatest sorrows of human exisence is that some people aren't happy merely to be alive but find their happiness only in the misery of others. Dean Koontz
aid approved assistance authority calm critics current direct eye financial foreign house last merely package week
Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority .
animal chemical dead less life mass merely physical plant resulted resulting soil system
The soil is not a mass of dead debris, merely resulting from the physical and chemical weathering of rocks; it is a more or less homogeneous system which has resulted from the decomposition of plant and animal remains. It is teeming with life. Selman Waksman
aspect beings close expresses human itself matter merely nature persists seek system universal
That human beings seek their own well-being and that of those close to them is not an especially provocative discovery. What is important is that this universal aspect of human nature persists no matter what economic system is in place; it merely expresses itself in different forms. Thomas Woods
advantage course cultures deeply devastated economic enormous four historical merely overlook seeing societies tainted terms
By seeing the problem of poverty merely in terms of assistance, we overlook that our enormous economic advantage is deeply tainted by how it accumulated over the course of one historical process that has devastated the societies and cultures of four continents. Thomas Pogge
improves merely mood taking time
Taking time to contemplate what you're grateful for isn't merely the 'right' thing to do. It also improves your mood because it reduces the stress hormone cortisol by 23%.
deceiving century mere
And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere 'modernity' cannot kill. Bram Stoker
anyone body concerns conduct independence individual merely society
The only part of the conduct of anyone for which he is amenable to society is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign. John Mills
entered god mere original return sprung till word
When the Soul that is sprung from God's Word and Will is entered into its own desire to will of itself, it will run in mere uncertainty till it return to its Original again.
dead eat entire falling hungry infinitely merely metaphor north persuaded providing relationship send sent third tidy viewing vivid
When the Somalians were merely another hungry third world people, we sent them guns. Now that they are falling down dead from starvation, we send them troops. Some may see in this a tidy metaphor for the entire relationship between north and south. But it would make a whole lot more sense nutritionally -- as well as providing infinitely more vivid viewing -- if the Somalians could be persuaded to eat the troops. Barbara Ehrenreich
carry carrying clause congress constitution execution express grant incidental included means merely necessary neither nor otherwise plain power proper removal shall
The plain import of the clause is, that congress shall have all the incidental and instrumental powers, necessary and proper to carry into execution all the express powers. It neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power to congress. But it is merely a declaration for the removal of all uncertainty, that the means of carrying into execution those, otherwise granted, are included in the grant. Joseph Story
fortuitous merely plague
The plague today...is merely Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness.
convinced mere paid repeat satellite serious twenty visit
I repeat that the distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere trifle, and undeserving of serious consideration. I am convinced that before twenty years are over, one-half of our earth will have paid a visit to the moon. Jules Verne
betting england everybody higher knows men mere
Everybody knows that England is the world of betting men, who are of a higher class than mere gamblers: to bet is in the English temperament.
cannot confined mere though
Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.
merely please stars struck
We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. John Webster
american-businessman merely people vulgar
It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties. John Wanamaker
man mere scripture unless
No man is to be credited for his mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the maintenance of his opinion. John Wycliffe
again approach authority coordinate encourage impact likely merely policy softly stronger time transition via wishes
If the U.N. intends to softly encourage the transition to IPv6 via policy -- or merely wishes to coordinate or 'track' the deployment of IPv6 over time -- the impact will likely be minimal, ... But if they are going to take a stronger approach -- which they could theoretically do with the new authority -- the impact would once again be tremendous.
full great life merely point richer satisfied seem sounds theorists tragedy urban
I always thought the point of life was something richer than that. Something full of great tragedy or comedy, reversal of fortune, ecstasy, that kind of thing. But no, contemporary urban theorists seem satisfied with the merely livable, which always sounds to me like the merely survivable, the not so bad. Jonathan Raymond
aura capture merely mundane particular rather
He has managed to capture the particular aura that made even the poet's more mundane activities-of which there were many-fascinatingly boring, so to speak, rather than merely boringly boring.
believing confused extension heard members merely regretted several softball time
he had heard from several IOC members who said they were confused at the time of the voting, believing softball was merely an extension of baseball, and now regretted their vote. Peter Ueberroth
friendship green life loving mere unto
Heigh ho! sing, heigh ho! unto the green holly:Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:Then heigh ho, the holly!This life is most jolly. William Shakespeare
forgets mere rescue sake
He forgets the Guru, for the sake of mere objects, but they will not come to his rescue in the end.
best holy honors junior legacy life luther martin merely possible today true
Today is not merely a holiday, but a true holy day which honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Junior in the best possible way.