“Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in armor and helmet and goes to the battlefield, or in colorful brocade kimono, attending (his lord) at a banquet, [sabi] is like this old figure.” IfsMenDifferentLordFiguresExampleColorDressesOld ManTranquilityBattlefieldsArmorColorfulAttendingHelmetBanquetsKimonos Author:Matsuo Basho
“But the argument is still unsound, because the first premise is false: there are other unmentioned alternatives, for example, that Jesus as described in the gospels is a legendary figure, so that the trilemma is false as it stands.” FirstsStillsReligionJesusFiguresExampleArgumentAlternativesPremisesLegendary Author:William Lane Craig
“The common people do not judge of vice or virtue by morality or immorality, so much as by the stamp that is set upon it by men of figure.” PeopleMenCommonVirtueFiguresExampleJudgingMoralityVicesStampsImmoralityDo Not Judge Author:Roger L'Estrange
“The president stands between the twin mirrors of the past and future, causing his being to become reflected an infinite amount of times. At first, this can be very disorienting. But it induces the president to move quickly. He may, for example, mimic a wave with his arms in order to see how his actions extend across this mirroring of time, observing if the figure at the end acts at the same instant as the figure before him, and so on and so forth.” IfsFirstsMayEndsActionPastMovingOrderPresidentFiguresExampleArmsAmountInfiniteMirrorsWaveInstantTwinsObservingMirroring Author:Calvin Coolidge
“Surrogate fathers and other male figures stepped in to give guidance after my dad died. Businessmen taught me to honor my commitments; others gave me opportunities beyond my wildest imaginations. Authors and speakers set good, solid examples of high standards and lofty goals for me; mature, committed Christians nurtured and instructed me.” GivingChristianFatherOpportunityGoalImaginationFiguresExampleTaughtDadHonorStandardsCommitmentDiedMalesMy DadCommittedGuidanceMatureSpeakersBusinessmanLoftyHigh StandardsSurrogatesDad DiedMy Dad DiedLofty Goals Author:Zig Ziglar
“Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.” PeopleFeelsChildrenMomentsYoungFatherLeftGrowthVirtueFiguresExampleDevelopmentOur ChildrenCriticalGuidesAdriftFather FigureCritical Moments Author:Pope Francis
“I had to figure out my own faith. That was something I figured out a while ago when I was 18. But I can always stand on the fact that my dad has been a great example for me. Beyond that, building my career hasn't been attached to my dad. It's been me figuring things out for myself.” Has BeensI CanFactsMy OwnCareersFiguresExampleBuildingDadMy DadFiguring Things Author:Anthony Evans
“In his own lifetime Jesus made no impact on history. This is something that I cannot but regard as a special dispensation on God's part, and, I like to think, yet another example of the ironical humour which informs so many of His purposes. To me, it seems highly appropriate that the most important figure in all history should thus escape the notice of memoirists, diarists, commentators, all the tribe of chroniclers who even then existed” ThinkingShouldMadeImportantSeemsPurposeJesusSpecialFiguresExampleHumourRegardImpactLifetimeAppropriateTribesCommentators Book:Jesus, the Man who lives Source: Jesus, the Man who lives
“If there's anything you want to do and you can't figure out why you're not doing it, there's a simple answer: you link more pain to doing it than not doing it. Hey, if you don't have enough money, for example I know that's an issue for a lot of people. It was for a good deal of my life. If you don't have money there's only one reason: you link more pain to having more money than to not having it.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantReasonEnoughPainSimpleAnswersDealsIssuesFiguresExampleHeyLinksMore Money Author:Tony Robbins
“There's a whole slew of wonderful speculation of flying in a fanciful way. Gulliver is one of the central examples; Swift has the hum of Arabian Nights in his ear with Gulliver's Travels. The difference is in scale - Gulliver as a kind of Sinbad kind of figure, the way he is picked up and carried. Just to finish up with Scheherazade, I do think that The Arabian Nights could be considered as a great book on women's position in the world.” ThinkingWorldWayKindBookWholeNightDifferencesWonderfulFiguresExamplePositionEarsFlyingScalesSpeculationGreat BookArabianGulliverArabian NightsGulliver's Travels Author:Marina Warner