“No one has rightly denied himself unless he has wholly resigned himself to the Lord and is willing to leave every detail to his good pleasure. If we put ourselves in such a frame of mind, then, whatever may happen to us, we shall never feel miserable or accuse God falsely because of our lot.” IfsFeelsMindMayHappensPleasureLordWillingDetailsMiserableDeniedResignedFrame Of Mind Book:Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life Source: Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life
“It is an ancient belief, going back to classical antiquity, that specialization of any kind is illiberal in a freeman. A man willing to bury himself in the details of some small endeavor has been considered lost to these larger considerations which must occupy the mind of the ruler.” MenMindKindHas BeensBeliefLostWillingAncientDetailsConsiderationEndeavorRulersAntiquityFreemanSpecialization Book:Ideas Have Consequences Source: Ideas Have Consequences
“Some say Edward Snowden is a hero and a patriot. Others say he's a fool and a traitor. The evidence is mounting that the guy who leaked the details about the National Security Agency's Internet-eavesdropping program may be something more sinister - namely, a willing tool in China's ongoing cyberwar against our nation.” MayGuyNationsSecurityWillingFoolInternetHeroEvidenceProgramToolsDetailsChinaAgencyPatriotNational SecurityOngoingTraitorSinisterSnowdenEavesdropping Author:Arthur L. Herman
“If you would like to write better than everybody else, you have to want to write better than everybody else. You must take an obsessive pride in the smallest details of your craft. And you must be willing to defend what you've written against the various middlemen - editors, agents and publishers - whose sights may be different from yours, whose standards not so high.” IfsWantWritingMayDifferentWrittenWillingPrideStandardsSightDetailsVariousCraftsAgentsEditorsSmallestPublishersObsessiveMiddlemen Author:William Zinsser
“The more personal you are willing to be and the more intimate you are willing to be about the details of your own life, the more universal you are. Everybody needs to be understood. And out of that comes every form of love.” NeedsFormWillingUnderstoodUniversalDetailsIntimateForms Of Love Author:Sherwin B. Nuland
“To be an outstanding musician, you have to be very attentive to the smallest detail and willing to have infinite patience in the pursuit of your ideal. You require absolute control and professionalism.” WillingMusicianIdealsAbsolutesInfiniteDetailsPursuitSmallestOutstandingProfessionalism Author:Yehudi Menuhin
“Some people feel that humans have a right to eat other animals but not to trash the earth. They may choose veganism because a vegan's ecological footprint is light, but once they are not invested in eating animals, they are more likely to be willing to learn the details of what happens to them. That learning will encourage compassionate people to stick with a plant-based diet.” PeopleFeelsHumansMayLightHappensEarthAnimalWillingEatingPlantSticksDetailsDietsVeganCompassionateTrashVeganismEcologicalFootprintEating AnimalsPlant Based DietWilling To LearnEcological Footprints Author:Karen Dawn
“The little details really connect for people in ways I never realized before.I think that's why some of the movies have done well, because people are relating to things that I'm willing to expose.” PeopleThinkingWayWellsLittlesDoneWillingDetails Author:Judd Apatow
“Unless you're willing to fight and refight the same battles until you go blue in the face, drive the people you work with nuts going over every detail to make certain you've got it right, and then take hit after unfair hit accusing you of bias, there's no use even trying. You have to love it, and I do. You just hope it strikes a spark somewhere in the critical mass of public opinion and helps some people to resist further the seductions of political and corporate advertising.” PeopleTryingHelpingUseFacesPoliticalCertainFightingOpinionWillingBattleMassBlueDetailsCriticalStrikesAdvertisingCorporateSparksNutsBiasUnfairSeductionPublic OpinionAccusingCritical Mass Author:Bill Moyers
“There is a connection between environment and stress on both ends, with excessive clutter and excessive attention to detail both holding the power to distract us from our ability to love fully, work productively and relax effectively. So, what makes sense to me is for each of us to think this through on a few fronts: what constitutes a comfortable environment for us, how much effort we're willing to put into it relative to other priorities, and how well-matched we need our partners' preferences to be to ours.” ThinkingNeedsWellsEndsAbilityEffortAttentionEnvironmentFrontsWillingComfortableConnectionsStressDetailsPartnersPrioritiesMake SenseRelaxRelativePreferenceClutterMatchedAttention To DetailAbility To Love Author:Carolyn Hax
“It's reached this point where people are fascinated by every intricate detail of other people's lives. And some people are willing to give up their lives like that.” PeopleGivingWillingGiving UpDetailsFascinatedIntricate Author:Sienna Miller