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Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from… — Jon Krakauer
I try to make concrete that which is abstract. — Juan Gris
Jesus as a concrete historical personality remains a stranger to our time, but His spirit, which lies hidden in His words, is known in simplicity,… — Albert Schweitzer
Truth, which is important to a scholar, has to be concrete. And there is nothing more concrete than dealing with babies, burps and bottles, frogs… — Jeane Kirkpatrick
The whole function of the life of prayer is, then, to enlighten and strengthen our conscience so that it not only knows and perceives the… — Thomas Merton
Spring came late, but when it came it was hand-in-hand with summer, and almost at once everything was baking and warm, and in the villages… — Nancy Mitford
Of course I'd like to get beyond the concrete. But it's really difficult. Very difficult. — Krzysztof Kieslowski
Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger,… — Bill Hybels
There was a blithe certainty that came from first comprehending the full Einstein field equations, arabesques of Greek letters clinging tenuously to the page, a… — Gregory Benford
Art is History's nostalgia, it prefers a thatched roof to a concrete factory, and the huge church above a bleached village. — Derek Walcott
For the anarchist, freedom is not an abstract philosophical concept, but the vital concrete possibility of every human being to bring to full development all… — Rudolf Rocker
God is the shaper of your heart. God does not display his work in abstract terms. He prefers the concrete, and this means that at… — Ravi Zacharias
Prefer the familiar word to the far-fetched. Prefer the concrete word to the abstract. Prefer the single word to the circumlocution. Prefer the short word… — Henry Watson Fowler
Some people speak and sing and walk and sit and sleep and silence their homesickness, for a long time, and to no avail. Some say… — Herta Muller
Dreaming is another form of thinking, more concrete, more economical, more visual, and often more emotional than the thoughts of the day, but a thinking… — Siri Hustvedt
Churches are the primary partners that work with Habitat in an almost infinite variety of creative overlapping circles. We cherish these partnerships with churches…I have… — Millard Fuller
Social embedded business processes that solve concrete needs are key to enterprise social collaboration. — Marc Benioff
For though we often need to be restored to the small, concrete, limited, and certain, we as often need to be reminded of the large,… — A. R. Ammons
A fact which is not denied but whose truths are rationalized loses its objective base. It ceases to be concrete and becomes a myth created… — Paulo Freire
When the Bible uses the words salvation, Savior, and save, it's speaking of the total work of God in bringing people from a state of… — David Jeremiah
Love as a concrete foundation for an authentically functional civilization requires the around-the-clock labors of forgiveness. Without it, Love fails, Friendship fails, Intelligence fails, Humanity:… — Aberjhani
Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism. — Bob Hawke
A farm regulated to production of raw commodities is not a farm at all. It is a temporary blip until the land is used up,… — Joel Salatin
Silence is a very concrete, practical, and useful discipline in all our ministerial tasks. It can be seen as a portable cell taken with us from… — Henri Nouwen
I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete. — Claes Oldenburg

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