Absorbed Quotes

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A recurring image in the work of the Rossetti circle was that of a woman absorbed in self-contemplation, gazing into a mirror or combing her… — Elizabeth Prettejohn
The blood corpuscles take up the atmospheric oxygen in the lungs, and the vital chemical process accordingly depends essentially on the combination of oxygen absorbed… — Robert Mayer
The fascination of any search after truth lies not in the attainment, which at best is found to be very relative, but in the pursuit,… — Florence Bascom
In any activity, we have to know what to expect, how to reach our objectives and what capacity we possess for the proposed task. The… — Paulo Coelho
The more one is absorbed in so-called philosophy, the greater one's delusion and blindness. — Emanuel Swedenborg
To be interested is to be absorbed in, wrapped up in, carried away by, some object. To take an interest is to be on the… — John Dewey
It is not always the most brilliant speculations nor the choice of the most exotic materials that is most profitable. I prefer Monsieur de Reaumur… — Noel-Antoine Pluche
That the Hindus, absorbed in the ideal, lacked in realistic observation is evident from this. Take painting and sculpture. What do you see in the… — Swami Vivekananda
She is so totally absorbed in a vocation - both a gift and a mastering passion - that she has no time to be absorbed… — George Will
The Failure of Will theory is equally popular with people who are not depressed. Get out and take your mind off yourself, they say. You're… — Chase Twichell
I've got to do something to make up for all those self-absorbed and selfish years when I just, you know, was taking drugs, sitting in… — Elton John
I've frequently been asked over the years who Lily Savage was based on and I've always answered that it was no one in particular and… — Paul O'Grady
I have absorbed my life now. I am ready for my music to unfold. I know time flies, but before the end of this year,… — Neneh Cherry
You slide down in your seat and make yourself comfortable. On the screen in front of you, the movie image appearsâ€”enormous and overwhelming. If the… — Roger Ebert
The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed. — Barbara Brown Taylor
I was flabbergasted to be asked to write an episode - partly because Iâ€™ve been so absorbed in the last few series that Iâ€™d sort… — Frank Cottrell Boyce
You can be affected by a person because of something particular they said or did but sometimes how a person was, a manner of being,… — Chang-Rae Lee
My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good… — Richard Avedon
The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The utilitarian behaves sensibly in all that is required for preservation but never takes account of the fact that he must die...His whole life is… — Allan Bloom

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