Elliptical Quotes

25 quotes by 24 authors

One major problem with any science is that people who don't know the conceptual history of their field go round re-inventing the elliptical wheel. — Walter M. Fitch
Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy,… — Bergen Evans
For an hour every day, I did something. I was on the elliptical or the treadmill, and if someone asked me to go to a… — Molly Sims
The Hours is in fact a lovely triumph. Cunningham honors both Mrs. Dalloway and its creator with unerring sensitivity, thanks to his modesty of intention… — Gail Caldwell
[T]here is a methodological bias in favor of taking natural discourse literally, other things being equal. For example, unless there are clear reasons for construing… — Tyler Burge
In short stories there's more permission to be elliptical. You can have image-logic, or it's almost like a poem in that you can come to… — Karen Russell
The words given voice inside the mind are not always clear, however; they can be gentle and elliptical, what the prophets call the bat qol,… — Laurie R. King
The line that describes the beautiful is elliptical. It has simplicity and constant change. It cannot be described by a compass, and it changes direction… — Rudolf Arnheim
The problem with our churches today is that the lead pastor is some sissy boy who wears cardigan sweaters, has The Carpenters dialed in on… — Mark Driscoll
Robert Creeley has forged a signature style in American poetry, an idiosyncratic, highly elliptical, syntactical compression by which the character of his mindâ€™s concentrated and… — Forrest Gander
As a teenager I wrote to R.A. Lafferty. And he responded, too, with letters that were like R.A. Lafferty short stories, filled with elliptical answers… — Neil Gaiman
I have to expose myself and then accept the judgment that audiences and critics will have. And that's okay. I appreciate the elliptical nature of… — Claire Danes
I do yoga, lunges, crunches, things like that for 40 minutes twice a week. For cardio I usually do the elliptical, treadmill or walking. — Martina McBride
I don't have a trainer. Crazy, right? But I don't need anyone to motivate me. I love exercise, even things like the elliptical and stretching. — Catherine Zeta-Jones
elliptical, adj. The kiss I like the most is one of the slow ones. Itâ€™s as much breath as touch, as much no as yes.… — David Levithan
Astonishingly, at some point, a sputtering torch was thrust into her hands. Alma did not see who gave it to her. She had never before… — Elizabeth Gilbert
I watch the TV or learn scripts while on the elliptical - need to get back on it! — Bryan Batt
With a monologue, you can be unendingly elliptical. — Mike Birbiglia
For me, I exercise every morning. I exercise every day. I work out about an hour and 20 minutes, which is aerobics and resistance training.… — Montel Williams
I do yoga three times a week, and I walk for a half hour every day. In between, I get on the elliptical and my… — Suzanne Somers

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