“In art, there is one thing which does not receive sufficient attention. The element which is left to the human will is not nearly so large as people think.” PeopleThinkingHumansDoeArtLeftAttentionOne ThingElementsAccidentsSufficientHuman Will Author:Charles Baudelaire
“It is a kind and wise arrangement of Providence that weaves our sorrows into the elements of character and that all the disappointments, and conflicts, and afflictions of life may, if rightly used, become the means of improvement, and create in us the sinews of strength.... the dross is left in the crucible, the baser metals are transmuted, and the character is enriched with gold.” IfsKindMayMeanCharacterUsedLeftWiseSorrowConflictElementsGoldDisappointmentImprovementMetalsProvidenceArrangementsAfflictionCrucibleDross Author:William Morley Punshon
“The good thing is that all the symbolic elements are gone, and that which really matters - the core - is left.” MatterLeftGoneElementsGood ThingsCoreSymbolic Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“There was no doubt that there was a vast organization which was making fools of all the liberals in Hollywood and taking their money, that there was a police state among the Left element in Hollywood and Broadway.” StatesLeftDoubtFoolElementsHollywoodOrganizationPoliceNo DoubtBroadwayPolice State Book:Elia Kazan: Interviews Source: Elia Kazan: Interviews
“In the desert, the two primary elements are stone and water. Stone comes in abundance, exposed by weathering and a lack of vegetation. It is a canvas. Water crosses this stone with such rarity and ferocity that it tells all of its secrets in the shapes left behind.” TwoLeftWaterSecretBehindsShapesElementsStonesCrossesPrimariesDesertAbundanceExposedCanvasLeft BehindRarityVegetationFerocity Author:Craig Childs
“The person who takes no chances generally must take whatever is left over after others have finished choosing. Overcaution is as bad, if not worse, than lack of caution. Both should be avoided. Life will always contain an element of chance. Not to win is not a sin. But not to try is a tragedy.” IfsShouldTryingPersonsWinningLeftChanceSinRiskElementsTragedyFinishedCautionAvoided Book:The power of money dynamics Source: The power of money dynamics
“I think we left out one of the really important elements contributing to the dynamism of society, and that is the right to privacy. I mean something more than the right to shave in private. I mean the right to join what I want to join, to do what I want to do, or not to do what I might do without giving anyone a reason, either in advance or afterwards. That does not mean that I am seeking for irresponsibility socially.” ThinkingWantGivingMeanDoeImportantReasonMightLeftRightsSocietyElementsSeekingPrivacyContributingLeft OutIrresponsibilityDynamismRight To Privacy Author:Chester Barnard
“All the necessary elements of a room should not arrive on installation day. Room should always be left for the things we will acquire...the objects we cannot live without.” ShouldLeftRoomsDesignObjectsElementsAcquireInterior DesignInstallation Author:Charlotte Moss
“The fact that I didn't finish school left me with a lifelong need to prove that I'm smart, prove it to myself, maybe to the world. I [also] needed to be - not the center of attention - but I needed to be able to attract attention when I wanted it, through my stunts and my fooling around physically with faces or postures or voices I would do. Those things are important elements in the drive behind all of this [my career].” WorldNeedsImportantFactsAbleWantedSchoolFacesLeftVoiceBehindsAttentionCareersNeededProveElementsSmartLifelongPostureProve ItFooling AroundCenter Of Attention Author:George Carlin