A Quotes
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“An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.”
“An evolutionary biologist and a fundamentalist may see the same chimpanzee sitting in a cage, but in another important way, they do not. And they may approach the details of their lives in very different ways.”
“An evolutionary morality argues that The North was right in pursuing that war because a nation is a higher form of evolution than a human body and the principle of human equality is an even higher form than a nation”
Source: LILA An Inquriry into Morals
“An evolutionary perspective also contributes to explain the higher female prevalence of panic disorder and agoraphobia. On average, women are more physically vulnerable than men and less able to defend themselves against attacks. Accordingly, it is adaptive for them to be more sensitive to potential cues of vulnerability and entrapment, and display a lower threshold for the activation of escape behaviors.”
Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach
“An evolved and balanced Ego can be a valuable tool for the Self. But a blinding one is always among the first footsteps into Oblivion. ☥”
“An ex-girlfriend once got upset when I told her that music is the most important thing in my life. It's more important than anyone else could ever be. I don't want to be overly dramatic and say it's the only thing that gets me up and keeps me going. But people in your life come and go. As you go through your life, you make friendships, you break friendships, you have relationships. Music is the one thing I've always been able to rely on.”
“An ex-wife is a woman with a crick in the neck from looking back over her shoulder at her matrimony.”
Source: Ex-wife
“An exact poetic duplication of a man is for the poet a negation of the earth, an impossibility of being, even though his greatest desire is to speak to many men, to unite with them by means of harmonious verses about the truths of the mind or of things.”
“An exact science is one that admits loss.”
“An exacting account of the processes by which things fall apart. The scope is breathtaking...the clarity and lyricism of the writing itself left me with repeated gasps of recognition about the human condition. I believe it will be a classic.”
“An exaggeration of hurt enhances the defaulter’s guilt.”
“An exaltation of spirit lifted me, as it were, far above the earth and the sinful creatures crawling on its surface; and I deemed myself as an eagle among the children of men, soaring on high, and looking down with pity and contempt on the grovelling creatures below.”
“An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.”
Source: The works of George Herbert
“An examination of Indian Vedic doctrines shows that it is in tune with the most advanced scientific and philosophical thought of the West.”
“An examined life, an enigmatic investigation of reality, is required in order for a person to realize a transcendent spiritual journey. A contemplative soul is bound to live life more intensely than someone whom is concerned exclusively with living an external existence.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“An example I love: Diwata auditioned for the school play by doing a big number from Once Upon A Mattress. I went home and my boyfriend plunked out the notes for me, and I had to learn and prepare that song just so I could learn and know how that feels. I've never had that kind of detail in a rehearsal process. Jason Moore is absolutely unbelievable.”
“An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.”
“An example is ObamaCare, which is now embattled in the Senate. If that goes through the way [Barack] Obama wants, we will have something very much like the British system.”
“An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past”
“An example of making this delineation of responsibility, outside the realm of codependency, is when a person witnesses for Christ and shares the Gospel with an unbeliever. While the Christian is responsible to the Lord, he is not responsible for the unbeliever's response to the gospel. That is between God and the unbeliever. If the Christian who testifies for the Lord without apparent results thinks it's his fault the listener is not converted, he is limiting the sovereignty of God and taking responsibility beyond his capability. Likewise if a spouse or friend assumes responsibility beyond what God has given, he is operating outside his own area of obedience to the Lord. When that happens, he may tend to discontinue obeying God, since he is unsuccessful in accomplishing the responsibility given to others.”
Source: 12 Steps to Destruction: Codependecy/Recovery Heresies
“An example would be handy right about now”
“An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?”
Source: Killosophy
“An exceedingly well-informed report,' said the General. 'You have given yourself the trouble to go into matters thoroughly, I see. That is one of the secrets of success in life.”
Source: The Kindly Ones
“An excellence mind pursues perfecting, not perfection.”
Source: Thinkingaire: 100 Game Changing Digital Mindsets to Compete for the Future
“An excellent angler, and now with God.”
“An excellent conception can be quite obscured by faulty technical execution or clarified by faultless technique.”
“An excellent current day example of online executive presence is Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony to the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday May 12th, 2020. Providing his testimony virtually, Dr. Fauci was well groomed and dressed in a coat and tie, just as he would on a normal work day. His suit clearly was not a $8000 Brioni. Rather, it reflected a senior government official with a simpler taste who is more focused on the weightier issues of public health currently afflicting the US and the world. As the face of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, his suit not only signals deference to the institution he leads, but reflects a keen awareness for how his appearance could be perceived by everyone online.
Even from home, the message in his persona was “I know my job, I’m prepared, and I take it seriously.” Rhetorically, imagine if he had appeared in a bathrobe looking like he had just gotten out of bed.”
Source: My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today
“An excellent example of learned acceptance is how many are photographed with monkeys in costumes as children, normalizing such attitudes towards animals within us. This often culminates in justifying violence against humans.”
“An excellent indie horror book with a wholly original premise.”
“An excellent introduction to the rise and fall of the British Raj, accurate, succinct, and engaging.”
“An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like saying it would be great if it wasn't awful.”
“An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.”
“An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.”
“An excellent monument might be erected to the Unknown Stockholder. It might take the form of a solid stone ark of faith apparently floating in a pool of water.”
“An excellent mother knows she has the beautiful life, and she is a big time programmer.”
“An excellent photograph is the one which has excellently captured an excellent moment!”
“An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher.”
Source: Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?
“An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”
“An excellent precept for writers: Have a clear idea of all the phrases and expressions you need, and you will find them.”
“An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.”
Source: The first and the last: the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945
“An exception to the law is a mother distinction of all distinctions; it endorses dishonesty and unfairness too.”
“An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of them was Dr. Bernstein. I had the good fortune to play him in the first round., and beat him in such fashion as to obtain the Rothschild prize for the most brilliant game ... a profound feeling of respect for my ability remained throughout the rest of the contest.”
“An exceptional brand culture has the effect of a charm, it entices and binds people.”
“An exceptional choice for a wife, Sydney," the elderly man remarked. "Poised, unaffected, and quite lovely. You are quite fortunate."
No one would have disagreed with that, least of all Nick. Lottie was a revelation this evening, her gown stylish but not too sophisticated, her smile easy, her posture as regal as that of a young queen. Neither the grandeur of their surroundings nor the hundreds of curious gazes seemed to disturb her composure. She was so polished and immaculately pretty that no one suspected the layer of steel beneath her exterior. No one would ever guess that she was the kind of young woman who would have defied her parents and lived by her own wits for two years... the kind of woman who could hold her own against a hardened Bow Street runner.”
Source: Worth Any Price
“An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right.”
“An exceptional future can only be built on the transformation of the mess I’ve made, not the elimination of it.”
“An exceptional future can only be built on the transformation of the mess I’ve made out of my past, not the elimination of that mess.”
“An exceptional life isn't the result of lucky breaks but excellent choices.”
“An exceptional relationship is not one with a good beginning but one with a good ending. Relationships often begin accidentally, but when it comes to ending them, we usually have choices. Choose the ending wisely.”
Source: The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 16-Month 2018-2019 Wall Calendar: September 2018-December 2019
“An exceptional Sensei has traits such as patience and integrity. Otherwise, natural fighting ability, cruelty and aggressive behavior may be observed in most animal predators.”
Source: CHOKI MOTOBU Original MMA Fighter