Quotes for All
I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I put my foot down, right then and there; I do not mind telling you! To punctuate his deeply offended feelings, he stamped one silver-and-pearl-decorated high heel firmly. No one tells … Read more
Bonhoeffer’s emphasis on the deep this-worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-escahtologizing the gospel. G. C. Berkouwer
We can and should place special emphasis on developing in our youth constructive incentives — a love of science, engineering, and math, so that they will want to take advanced scientific courses and thereby help meet the needs of our times. Ezra Taft Benson
Many of our troubles in the world today arise from an over-emphasis of the masculine, and a neglect of the feminine. This modern world is an aggressive, hyperactive, competitive, masculine world, and it needs the woman’s touch as never before. Eva Burrows
Orchestras have become used to the emphasis on the separation of layers, of the ultimate precision and clarity. Esa-Pekka Salonen
The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name. Enid Bagnold
I think so much emphasis these days is placed upon achievement and skill and assessment that the joy has gone out of reading for many kids. Students become distracted by struggling to learn to read or by the pressure to achieve. Emma Walton Hamilton
My parents always put more of an emphasis on who I was as opposed to what I achieved. They were never like, You won that! You did this! It was all about, You’ve got a good heart. You’re a good friend. You’re a good daughter. So that other stuff in no way defines my sense … Read more
Balance of light is the problem, not the amount. Balance between shadows and highlights determines where the emphasis goes in the picture…make sure the major light in a picture falls at right angles to the camera. Elliott Erwitt
In some sense our aim ought to be to convert the school from an academic institution into an intellectual one. That shift in the culture of schooling would represent a profound shift in emphasis and in direction. Elliot W. Eisner