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“There is nothing truer than physiognomy, taken in connection with manner.”

Taken Connections Physiognomy

Book:The Lamplighter's Story; Hunted Down; the Detective Police; and Other Nouvellettes

Source: The Lamplighter's Story; Hunted Down; the Detective Police; and Other Nouvellettes

“Mind and body are not to be taken lightly. Their connection is intimate and mysterious, and better mapped by poets than pornographers.”

Mind Body Taken Poet Connections Mysterious Intimate Pornography Mind And Body

Author:Shana Alexander

“Snapshots that have been taken of me working show something I was not aware of at all, that over and over again I'm holding my own body or my own hands exactly like the person I'm photographing. I never knew I did that, and obviously what I'm doing is trying to feel, actually physically feel, the way he or she feels at the moment I'm photographing them in order to deepen the sense of connection.”

Way Feels Trying Persons Has Beens Moments Shows Body Hands Order My Own Taken Connections Photographer Snapshots

Author:Richard Avedon

“It can be much harder to be on the receiving end of a transaction than to be the one who gets to give. In fact, being given to can mean being taken from. There is a very strong connection between pride and giving, and those who do the giving get to feel that they are worthy, while those who are given to often feel that they are not.”

Giving Feels Mean Ends Facts Strong Given Taken Pride Connections Harder Worthy Very Strong Receiving Transactions Strong Connection

Author:Merle Shain

“I don't think there are any pure Africans of the African Americans, but the African part of our history was pretty much taken away from us during slavery, so the 60s gave us a chance, because of the civil rights movement, to kind of re-examine and make some sort of formal connection to our African-ness.”

Thinking Kind Chance Taken Rights Movement Pure Connections Slavery Civil Rights African American Formal Civil Rights Movement

Author:Herbie Hancock

“The interpretation of thought as ""inner speech" has taken different forms, and has been used to clarify a variety of problems--thus problems pertaining to the logical forms of thought and the connection of thought with things.”

Thinking Has Beens Different Problem Form Used Taken Speech Connections Variety Thoughtful Logical Interpretation Intentionality

Book:Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes

Source: Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes

“The music world has taken a huge dump, so maybe there's a connection. So if Apple decided to do this, maybe they do their own version ... whatever they want to do it's a home run for music. Unless they screw it up, and try to put something on it so that they can own it - I'm calling it out, proprietary formats are not a good thing.”

Ifs World Want Trying Home Running Music Taken Huge Calling Connections Decided Good Things Versions Apples Screws Format Dump Home Run

Author:Neil Young

“The internet has taken away a lot of personalization. A lot of people are writing articles and talking about being able to social network and making these connections but I don't think anything will replace the human connection making an actual conversation to somebody face to face.”

People Thinking Writing Humans Able Faces Social Talking Taken Internet Conversation Connections Articles Face To Face Social Network Human Connection Personalization

Author:Steve Mahoney

“Try all things by the written word, and let all bow down before it. You are in danger of [fanaticism] every hour, if you depart ever so little from Scripture; yea, or from the plain, literal meaning of an text, taken in connection with the context.”

Ifs Trying Littles Hours Taken Written Danger All Things Connections Scripture Bows Fanaticism Literal Written Word

Author:John Wesley

“We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships.”

Persons Care Spiritual Loses Taken Our Lives Connections Increase Uplifting Coincidence Frequency Romantic Relationship Celestine Prophecy

Book:The Celestine Prophecy: A Pocket Guide To The Nine Insights (Storycuts)

Source: The Celestine Prophecy: A Pocket Guide To The Nine Insights (Storycuts)

“The scientific community, public health officials, and others have raised serious doubt about the steps taken to ensure the safety and efficacy of the herbal dietary supplements taken daily by millions of Americans, as part of a broader investigation, NYAG is reviewing the sufficiency of the measures manufacturers and retailers are taking to independently assess the validity of their representations and advertising in connection with the sale of herbal supplements.”

“And I don't want to begin something, I don't want to write that first sentence until all the important connections in the novel are known to me. As if the story has already taken place, and it's my responsibility to put it in the right order to tell it to you.”

Ifs Want Writing Firsts Important Stories Order Responsibility Known Novel Taken Connections Sentences Already Taken

Author:John Irving