Extending – Quotes

For most singers the

For most singers the first half of the career involves extending one’s repertoire, the second half trimming it. Ethan Mordden

Extending over more than

Extending over more than a century and including most nations of the globe, the cause of woman suffrage has been one of the great democratic forces in human history. Ellen DuBois

The big icebergs that drift into warmer water melt much more rapidly under water than on the surface, and sometimes a sharp, low reef extending two or three hundred feet beneath the sea is formed. If a vessel should run on one of these reefs half her bottom might be torn away. Edward Smith

Perhaps the most surprising

Perhaps the most surprising thing about mathematics is that it is so surprising. The rules which we make up at the beginning seem ordinary and inevitable, but it is impossible to foresee their consequences. These have only been found out by long study, extending over many centuries. Much of our knowledge is due to a … Read more

It is known that

It is known that the taste–whatever it is–is improved exactly as we improve our judgment, by extending our knowledge, by a steady attention to our object, and by frequent exercise. Edmund Burke

I am persuaded that

I am persuaded that we are all surrounded by an atmosphere – a separate, sensitive, distinct envelope extending some distance from our visible persons – and whenever my invisible atmosphere is invaded, it affects my whole nervous system. The proximity of any bodies but those I love best is unendurable to my body. Fanny Kemble

If progress is to

If progress is to be steady we must have long term guides extending far ahead. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Extending social and economic

Extending social and economic development throughout the world and eliminating nuclear weapons from military arsenals are two fundamental prerequisites to replacing the culture of war with a culture of peace, and building true security for all the world’s people. Douglas Roche

My mother and I

My mother and I were like two continents moving slowly but inexorably apart; my father, the bridge builder, constantly extending the fragile edifice he had constructed to connect us. Diane Setterfield

An animal on a

An animal on a leash is not tamed by the owner. The owner is extending himself through the leash to that part of his personality which is pure dog, that part of him which just wants to eat, sleep, bark, hump chairs, wet the floor in joy, and drink out of a toilet bowl. Diane … Read more