Context Quotes

638 quotes by 572 authors

What makes me furious, not just because we're in an interview, but I don't like when writers take your words and put them somewhere else,… — Erykah Badu
It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to strip them of human dignity,… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. — Kathryn Bigelow
Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life. — Anthony Bourdain
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or… — Anthony Bourdain
I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context. — Jo Brand
We are searching for some kind of harmony between two intangibles: a form which we have not yet designed and a context which we cannot… — Christopher Alexander
In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In writing lyrics - well, for me, anyway - it's about getting into character, you know? 'Who is writing this?' In the case of the… — Ian Anderson
If you're a baker, making bread, you're a baker. If you make the best bread in the world, you're not an artist, but if you… — Marina Abramovic
First love, with its frantic haughty imagination, swings its object clear of the everyday, over the rut of living, making him all looks, silences, gestures,… — Elizabeth Bowen
The ACA is an ugly patch on an ugly system - and I don't think it's worth mentioning in the context of price or quality… — Uwe Reinhardt
Pre-season was very challenging with the African Championships on my continent. Unfortunately, I failed to qualify for the Games there. It was an emotional moment… — Benjamin Boukpeti
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. — Edwin Schlossberg
When you learn through coding, [you're] coding to learn. You're learning it in a meaningful context, and that's the best way of learning things. — Mitchel Resnick
The hard truth is that what may be acceptable in elite culture may not be acceptable in mass culture, that tastes which pose only innocent… — Susan Sontag
Gradually, at various points in our childhoods, we discover different forms of conviction. There's the rock-hard certainty of personal experience ("I put my finger in… — Philip Pullman
Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. — Margaret J. Wheatley
You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here's how - guaranteed! Rear them in a legalistic, tight context of external religion, where… — Charles R. Swindoll
Writing is another powerful way to sharpen the mental saw. Keeping a journal of our thoughts, experiences, insights, and learnings promotes mental clarity, exactness, and… — Stephen Covey

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