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“It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the institution seems to be thankful 'in general.' It's very strange. It's a little like being married in general.”

Source: Beyond Doubt: Faith-Building Devotions on Questions Christians Ask

“By utility is meant that property is any object, whereby it tends to produce benefit, advantage, pleasure, good, or happiness(all this in the present case come to the same thing) or (what comes again to the same thing) to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil or unhappiness to the party who whose is considered: if that party be the community in general, then the happiness of the community; if a particular individual; then the happiness of that individual”

Ifs Pain Evil Individual Community Pleasure Party Cases Objects Produce Particular Benefits Happenings Advantage Property Unhappiness Utility Mischief

Book:The Principles of Morals and Legislation

Source: The Principles of Morals and Legislation

“I'm very much for strengthening our industry at home. It's great now there's a lot of work happening but I think with Irish film in particular, the views were starting to get a little stereotypical and we were pigeonholing ourselves a little bit. We needed to get out of that.”

Thinking Littles Home Film Bits Views Particular Industry Needed Little Bit Happenings Starting Strengthening

Author:Saoirse Ronan

“We always have a basic structure for a piece of music, but we encourage the musicians to elaborate on whatever they feel at that particular moment. There's a definite conversation happening on stage. I think it is very important for us as creative musicians, to instantaneously describe any energy that is visible at that time.”

Thinking Feels Important Moments Energy Creative Pieces Stage Particular Conversation Musician Happenings Structure Visible Definite

Author:Lisa Gerrard

“When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote about. So my first album was really all about my failed attempts to make a particular relationship work.”

Writing Firsts Song Lines Particular Happenings Direct Albums Writing Songs

Author:Erin McKeown

“If you were a person in Rockhampton who is wondering where your next job was coming from, and you had the prospect of one of Australia's largest ever coal projects with a very, very long life span being developed and reviving the regional economy. And you saw the Greens in particular doing their little best to stop it happening.”

Ifs Littles Persons Long Jobs Next Wonder Economy Saws Particular Projects Happenings Australia Coal Long Life Life Span

Author:George Brandis

“I felt that the world, and in particular this country, were going in circles. What had happened 40 or 50 years ago was happening again, but even in a worse form - that we were sinking into a lot of ignorance and a lot of superficial change.”

World Years Country Form Felt Happened Ignorance Particular Happenings Years Ago Circles Superficial Sinking Happening Again

Author:Raoul Peck

“I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life. I also try to convey what it feels like and sounds like and smells like and looks like inside of my particular skin, to move through the world as a black American woman in her mid-twenties. Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.”

World Feels Trying Looks Helping Shows Feelings Moving Artist Song Language Sound Black Environment Particular Tvs Happenings Skins Twenties Smell Statements Tv Shows American Woman Messiness

Author:Morgan Parker

“What drives me is a sense of urgency. We live in frightening times. Progress towards gender equality and vital battles to end discrimination on grounds such as race, age, sexuality and disability are stalling and in some places, reversing. This is happening because of the collapse of trust in nearly all public institutions, and in particular in politics and media, and the inescapable feeling that the current system isn't working for most people.”