Forms Quotes

Of mediumship there are many grades, one of the simplest forms being the capacity to receive an impression or automatic writing, under peaceful conditions, in an ordinary state; but the whole subject is too large to be treated here.

Free yourself from the rigid conduct of tradition and open yourself to the new forms of probability.

As a species, taking all in all, we are still too young, too juvenile, to be trusted. We have spread across the face of the earth in just a few thousand years, no time at all as evolution clocks time, covering all livable parts of the planet, endangering other forms of life, and now threatening ourselves.

Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the "liberating" kind.

A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.

One of the basic things about a string is that it can vibrate in many different shapes or forms, which gives music its beauty.

Many legitimate forms of ownership, mainly cooperative and communal, had not been used to any effective extent mainly because of the imposition of Stalinist restrictions.

A probing analysis of the problems of evolution forms the basis of my prose.

All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be realized in America.

Small- and medium-sized businesses need access to a diverse range of finance options, including non-bank lending. These new forms of finance are still small in scale today but they should, over time, bring additional choice and greater competition to the lending market.

It is essential for genetic material to be able to make exact copies of itself; otherwise growth would produce disorder, life could not originate, and favourable forms would not be perpetuated by natural selection.

The rise to prominence of the Saudi novel in Arabic is the great man-bites-dog of recent world literature. Saudi Arabia is a country without a free press, where European styles and forms are distrusted and where the female half of the population became literate only in this generation.

And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship.

But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country.

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.

First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.

A detective sees death in all the various forms at least five times a week.

So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it?

Books and all forms of writing are terror to those who wish to suppress the truth.

First, we must stop issuing drivers' licenses to people in our country illegally. Providing them with forms of government identification makes a mockery of our laws and undermines national security efforts.

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12.

Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.

Not that pleading can be taken as a test, for the forms of action, notably Debt, ignore the fundamental difference between duties imposed by law and duties created by the will of the parties.

Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.

I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.

To demonstrate this simultaneity is by no means trivial, because it may for example happen that the product nucleus always forms in an activated state at first.

When at last we are sure, You've been properly pilled, Then a few paper forms, Must be properly filled. So that you and your heirs, May be properly billed.

But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other principle regulating the infinitely varied forms of animal life.

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.