V Quotes
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“Various "wars on drugs" throughout history have killed millions, enslaved millions more, destroyed families, are usually just thin pretenses for mass incarceration, mass surveillance, ethnic cleansing, population control.”
“Various accounts of Empedocle's death are given in ancient sources. His enemies said that his desire to be thought a god led him to throw himself into the crater of Mount Etna so that he might vanish from the world completely and thus lead men to believe he had achieved apotheosis. Unfortunately the volcano defeated his design by throwing out one of the philosopher's sandals.”
“Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.”
Source: Sermons on important subjects
“Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.”
Source: The Odes of Pindar
“Various channels of dialogue must be kept open to build trust. I will meet North Korea's leader if it is needed to develop relations between the two Koreas.”
“Various Eastern fathers referred to the practice of married priests in their churches, offering each one of us elements for a further careful evaluation of the choice of the Latin church to connect celibacy to ordained priesthood.”
“Various epochs of the past have had their own characteristic struggles and interests. Each of these great epochs has left behind itself a kind of cultural deposit, like a geologic stratum. These deposits have found their way into educational institutions in the form of studies, distinct courses of study, distinct types of schools.”
Source: Democracy and Education: Top American Authors
“Various fascinating psychological elements are involved in the transcendental state of human consciousness. One may lose the ability to distinguish one’s self from the rest of the world in transcendence, but still it is the human brain that constructs that state of mind. Hence, even in that altered state of consciousness one is not totally devoid of one’s beliefs, conjectures, ideas and fantasies. In fact, these ideas fill up the transcendental experience with all kinds of fanatic stories that happen to be unique, based on the person’s inner urges and drives.”
“Various Horsemen are abroad, doing their various Apocalyptic things.”
“Various kinds of self-forgetting, usually accompanied by illusions and myths, make it possible to live without the intransigent facing of death-in the sense of always thinking about it and what it means for life and the things dear in life-which is characteristic of a serious life.”
Source: Closing of the American Mind
“Various large trees— willowy peppers and especially the pines—seem to be reaching down to hold your hand.”
Source: Digging for God
“Various parts of my body told me that in the future they would appreciate it if I slept lying down on a bed instead of sitting at the counter of Black Cat Coffee. I quietly reassured them that this was an unusual situation, and had the machinery make me some bread as a breakfast.”
“Various people have put forth that love is the scene of two, that it's not about unity, it's about two absolutely disjunct positions encountering each other. So here, even with something like sex-- what [that song's] about-- you could never become one.”
“Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However, anyone who has ever lived with an animal-be it a dog, a bird, or even a mouse-knows that this theory is a brazen lie, invented to justify cruelty.”
“Various pieces of huge dark furniture constricted the passage, and the place smelled of boiled fish. I was shown into the parlor, where the gloom of that overcast day was filtered through windows curtained in dingy lace.”
Source: The Grotesque
“Various polls have indicated that approximately 10% of Americans (25 million people) have seen them at close range so that details of the structure of the object can be discerned.”
Source: Extraterrestrial Contact: The Evidence and Implications
“Various random experiments, cut-ups, fold-ins, juxtapositions, timed writings of other kinds, the "objects assignment" which involves dream, adventure, ancestry. Writing outside, writing on moving vehicles. Looking at paintings in the grand museums of the world in a proscribed way.Little strategies to keep the lalita - play or dance - going. Sometimes it's lonely you know, just you and your own imagination.”
“Various religions offer a variety of theories about life, death, and eternity. And yet, as different as all religions are, they share one common characteristic: they teach that the way to be reconciled to God is through works and rituals.”
“Various species of animals react differently to the same drug. Not only do the variations in the metabolism of a drug make it difficult to extrapolate results of animal experiments to man but they create a serious obstacle to the development of new therapeutic drugs.”
“Various studies indicate that with age people gain more wisdom about life and are somehow happier than younger people. This is especially true if, as we age, we learn how to become more generous, altruistic, and peaceful.”
“Various studios are still shooting on film with digital grain and the DI negatives, it's not ideal. We should really be all film or all digital. But that being said, the old way of graining in the camera, now you can make changes like a painter. It's dangerous because you can ruin the film, you can over-fiddle. We've all seen films and gone 'what the hell is that?'”
“Various things have to happen in Baltimore that are not just related to police reform. How police deal with the public is one variant, but we also have to deal with how we treat each other. We need to look at taking more responsibility for ourselves.”
“Various Turkish people invaded southwest Asia during the Middle Ages and carved an empire for themselves from lands occupied by the indigenous Semitic and Indo-European inhabitants.”
“Varium et mutabile! murmurs the man sagely - "A woman's privilege is to change her mind!" If the nature of his industry were such that he had to change his mind from cooking to cleaning, from cleaning to sewing, from sewing to nursing, from nursing to teaching, and so, backward, forward, crosswise and over again, from morning to night - he too would become adept in the lightning-change act. The man adopts one business and follows it. He develops special ability, on long lines, in connection with wide interests - and so grows broader and steadier. The distinction is there, but it is not a distinction of sex. This is why the man forgets to mail the letter. He is used to one consecutive train of thought and action. She, used to a varying zigzag horde of little things, can readily accommodate a few more.”
“Varje land är mitt land, varje kultur är min kultur, varje religion är min religion.”
“Varje planet som blandar ihop gevär med mod är en planet av apor.”
Source: Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn
“Varje planet som blandar ihop vapen med tapperhet är en planet av apor.”
Source: Världsviking: Gudomlig Poesi
“Varje religion är den rätta religionen, eller ingen är det.”
Source: Världsviking: Gudomlig Poesi
“Varlıklarının toplumsal üretiminde, insanlar, belirli ilişkiler kurarlar; bu üretim ilişkileri, onların maddi üretici güçlerinin belirli bir gelişme derecesine tekabül eder. Bu üretim ilişkilerinin tümü, toplumun iktisadi yapısının, belirli toplumsal bilinç şekillerine tekabül eden bir hukuksal ve siyasal üstyapının, üzerinde yükseldiği gerçek temeli oluşturur. Maddi yaşamın üretim tarzı, genel olarak toplumsal, siyasal ve entelektüel yaşam sürecini koşullandırır. İnsanların varlığını belirleyen şey, bilinçleri değildir; tam tersine, onların bilincini belirleyen, toplumsal varlıklarıdır. Gelişmelerinin belirli bir aşamasında toplumun maddi üretici güçleri, o zamana kadar içinde hareket ettikleri mevcut üretim ilişkilerine, ya da bunların hukuksal ifadesinden başka bir şey olmayan mülkiyet ilişkilerine ters düşerler. Üretici güçlerin gelişmesinin biçimleri olan bu ilişkiler, onların engelleri haline gelirler. O zaman bir toplumsal devrim çağı başlar. İktisadi temeldeki değişme, kocaman üstyapıyı, büyük ya da az bir hızla altüst eder.”
Source: A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
“Varmak istediğin hedef ne sana çok yakın ve ne de senden çok uzaktadır! O mesafenin uzunluğunu belirleyen tamamen senin yeteneklerindir!”
“Varnishing is the only artistic process with which Royal Academicians are thoroughly familiar.”
“Varoluş paha biçilmez bir hediyedir ve doğanın güzellikleri de varoluşun paha biçilemez hediyeleridir!”
“Varoluş vatandaşlığı sormaz,
merhamet siyaseti görmez.
Kutsallık kimlik aramaz,
merhem mezhep görmez.”
Source: Yabancı Yarim: Sessizliği Dinle, Kâinati Duyacaksın
“Varoluşla ilgili en güzel şey şudur ki zamandaki herhangi bir an herhangi bir şeye bir başlangıç noktası olabilir! Bir başka deyişle, hayatımızın her anı yeni yolların bilinmeyen veya kapalı kapıları için bir anahtara sahiptir!”
“Varoluşumuza yardımcı olan her şey kutsaldır! Ve bir ağaç, kutsalların en kutsalıdır bizim için!”
“Varoluşun tehlikelerinin en önemli özelliği her yönden gelebilmeleridir! Sürekli olarak bütün olası açıları kontrol etmeden emniyette olduğunu sanma!”
“Varoluşçu düşünürler farklı bakış açılarını vurgulasalar da, aynı temel önermeyi paylaşırlar: Biz insanlar, kendi varoluşu bizim için bir sorun olan tek canlı türüyüz. Bu yüzden varoluş, benim anahtar kavramımdır. …..
Varoluşçu yaklaşım, insanın umutsuzluğuna çare olmayı amaçlayan birçok psikoterapi yaklaşımından sadece biridir. Varoluşçu terapötik bakış açısı şunu söyler: Bizi rahatsız eden şeyler yalnızca biyolojik-genetik altyapımızdan kaynaklanmaz (psikofarmakolojik model), yalnızca bastırılmış içgüdüsel dürtülerimizle olan mücadelemizden doğmaz (Freudyen görüş), yalnızca sevgi göstermeyen, umursamaz ya da nevrotik olabilecek önemli yetişkin figürlerinin içselleştirilmesinden kaynaklanmaz (nesne ilişkileri kuramı), yalnızca bozulmuş düşünce kalıplarından doğmaz (bilişsel-davranışçı yaklaşım), yalnızca unutulmuş travmatik anıların parçalarından ya da kariyer ve yakın ilişkiler gibi mevcut yaşam krizlerinden de kaynaklanmaz, aynı zamanda—aynı zamanda—kendi varoluşumuzla yüzleşmekten de kaynaklanır.”
“Vartan bana, yanımda kıymetli evrak veya para varsa Marhatun'a vermemi hatırlattı; çünkü Dersimli haydutlar kadınlara tepeden tırnağa altın veya elmasla dahi olsalar yanaşmazlardı.”
Source: Dersim - Seyahatname
“Vartenda ord vi säger, varenda handling vi utför, och vartenda val vi gör har konsekvenser. Det är bara en fråga om hur ignorant man är villig att göra sig inför dem.”
Source: Stjärnfödd
“Vary the pace. ... it is one of the foundations of all good acting.”
“Vary your training, your running partners, and your environment. Only your imagination limits the ways you can spice up your running routine.”
Source: The Runner's Handbook: The Bestselling Classic Fitness G for begng Intermediate Runners 2nd rev Edition
“Varya takes the handkerchief and wipes her face, and when she emerges she thinks of what Luke said--'that I'll kill them accidentally'--and laughs until he joins in and she begins to cry again, because she understands exactly what he means.”
Source: The Immortalists
“Varzo shrugged. “My people have given them good reason to be biased. The last time you were open and trusting . . . we invaded,” she said unhappily.
“Yeah,” muttered the boy just as unhappily. “But while there is good reason for caution, there is never a good reason for hatred, hmm?” He glanced at Varzo and lifted his brows meaningfully.”
Source: The Harvest
“Varılacak bir hedef yoksa, yolda acele etmeye gerek de yoktur!”
“Varılacak hiçbir hedefi olmayan bir insan yüksek bir yerde oturup sonsuz ufuklara baktığında orada sadece sonsuz bir ufuk görür çünkü hedefler hayatımızı detaylandırırlar!”
“Vas dir-me: aquest
és el meu cos,
la meva sang.
Pren, menja i beu
—vida i mortalla.
Després, el pa
llescat, ferit
pel ganivet
i el vi vermell
vessat, tacant
les estovalles.
Sota l’esguard
obscè d’un déu
que t’usurpava
les paraules.
2
Sagrada obscenitat
del cos
tocat per la promesa
de la mort:
intocable
com un pària
o com l’empremta
d’un déu absent.
Sigues sacrílega
i retorna-li
la qualitat humil
dels cossos vius.
3
Com si em vingués de tu
la carn, la sang
de les paraules.”
Source: Raó del cos
“Vasari has been a trusted friend on my painting journey for the last 12 years. Vasari is hands down the best oil paint on the market thanks to its unique hues, handling properties, purity and density of pigment.”
“Vasco bought a bottle of vodka to celebrate and they drank it in the old sailors' graveyard in Mangrove South. This was where the funeral business had first put down its roots. Over the wall, between two warehouses, Jed could just make out the Witch's Fingers, four long talons of sand that lay in the mouth of the river. Rumour had it that, on stormy nights a century ago, they used to reach out, gouge holes in passing ships, and drag them down. Hundreds of wrecks lay buried in that glistening silt. The city's black heart had beaten strongly even then. There was one funeral director, supposedly, who used to put lamps out on the Fingers and lure ships to their doom.”
Source: The Five Gates of Hell
“Vasco da Gama, on a cruise to India and back, encouraged his men to rinse their mouths with urine, which did nothing for their scurvy and can’t have done much for their spirits either.”
Source: At Home: A Short History of Private Life
“Vasco lived in Mangrove Heights, on a bluff overlooking the river. The first time Jed saw the house, he couldn't help thinking of the Empire of Junk. Towers jostled with gables, beams with columns. Gargoyles leered from the eaves, tongues sharp as the heads of arrows, eyes like shelled eggs. The front garden had been planted with all kinds of trees, so the house seemed to skulk. The path to the front door crackled with dead leaves. He could smell plaster, the inside of birds' nests, river sewage.
'I should have been born in a place like this,' Jed said, but Vasco was opening the door and didn't hear.”
Source: The Five Gates of Hell