Context Quotes

638 quotes by 572 authors

My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the… — Melissa Gilbert
Most scientists like to operate in the context of economy. If you don't need an explanatory principle, don't invoke it. — Brian Greene
Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe. — Stanislav Grof
I've been really upset sometimes when I've been misquoted. And it's the one thing they use in big print. Or it's taken out of context.… — Daphne Guinness
I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me awhile to find the proper context. It's hard to realize… — Billy Corgan
I've been going through photos of my mother, looking back on her life and trying to put it into context. Very few people age gracefully… — Jamie Lee Curtis
Taken out of context I must seem so strange. — Ani DiFranco
I hate it when people don't recognize the work of women as being universal, or having any import to the world at large, as opposed… — Ani DiFranco
'Dare to Discipline' was published in 1970 in the midst of the Vietnam War and a culture of rebellion. The book was written in that… — James Dobson
Evil is unintelligible. It is just a thing in itself, like boarding a crowded commuter train wearing only a giant boa constrictor. There is no… — Terry Eagleton
I guess the more serious you play something, if the context is funny, then it will be funny and it doesn't really require you to… — Jesse Eisenberg
There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the… — Brian Eno
Molly Shannon and I used to always talk about that we really felt strongly that we were comedic actors, that we weren't comedians. You just… — Will Ferrell
You know, Californians care about protecting their environment. So do I. But they also care about that in the context of a healthy economy. — Carly Fiorina
Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now… — Carly Fiorina
I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism. — Jane Fonda
Stories about mental aberration and oddity only make sense in context. Just how do people live with someone who is peculiar, gifted, strange or alien?… — Mark Haddon
I love the comic opportunities that come up in the context of a father-son relationship. — Harrison Ford
Pakistan now is like a horror film franchise. You know, it's 'Friday the 13th, Episode 63: The Terrorist from Pakistan.' And each time we hear… — Mohsin Hamid
I'm trying to open up my range and really sing more. With The Fugees initially, and even with 'Miseducation,' it was very hip-hop - always… — Lauryn Hill

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