Element Quotes

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There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing and something that… — Nick Cave
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of… — Jean Cocteau
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or… — Leonard Cohen
To humiliate and be humiliated, I think, is a crucial element in our whole social structure. It's not only the artist I'm sorry for. It's… — Ingmar Bergman
The word Atman (Soul) means the "breath of life". Atman is the principle of man's life, the Soul that pervades his being, his breath, his… — Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Of the first philosophers, then, most thought the principles which were of the nature of matter were the only principles of all things. That of… — Mary Hunter Austin
I, like almost all chemists I know, was also attracted by the smells and bangs that endowed chemistry with that slight but charismatic element of… — Harry Kroto
The representative element in a work of art may or may not be harmful, but it is always irrelevant. For to appreciate a work of… — Clive Bell
Success is just a war of attrition. Sure, there's an element of talent you should probably possess. But if you just stick around long enough,… — Dax Shepard
Enthusiasm is a vital element toward the individual success of every man or woman. — Conrad Hilton
Jesus taught that perseverance is the essential element of prayer. Men must be in earnest when they kneel at God's footstool. Too often we get… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Just because they broke the law doesn't mean they're condemned forever to a twilight status ... I believe that most Americans feel that for these… — John McCain
In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention… — Northrop Frye
Living on borders and in margins, keeping intact one's shifting and multiple identity and integrity, is like trying to swim in a new element, an… — Gloria E. AnzaldÃºa
Since the most important element of any concept is that its originating question be appropriately framed, any theory demanding an explanation for homosexuality is a… — Sarah Schulman
Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Golf is not a wrestle with Bogey; it is not a struggle with your mortal foe; it is a physiological, psychological and moral fight with… — Arnold Haultain
I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my personal approach that creates the climate. It's my… — Haim Ginott
I can't say that I was my happiest on court, but I felt completely free. Free from family obligations, free from my own torment. In… — Jimmy Connors
What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colorless. By its curiosity… — Oscar Wilde

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