Emphasis Quotes

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Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,â€ I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis.… — Patricia Briggs
Then you will simply have to see for yourself. Touch me, lass. Feel my ...sock." His silver gaze sizzled with challenge, as he unzipped his… — Karen Marie Moning
Human beings are very unbalanced and prone to go off on tangents. In every area of life- with too great emphasis on one thing, leaving… — Edith Schaeffer
...Attempts at imitation would put the emphasis where it didn't belong. The goal was to improve the lives of others, not oneself. — Tracy Kidder
People say of me, 'She's peculiar.' They do not understand me. If they did they would say so oftener and with emphasis. — Mary MacLane
It is precisely through the onset of old age, through loss or personal tragedy, that the spiritual dimension would traditionally come into people's lives. This… — Eckhart Tolle
I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit. — Mark Levin
We want to make good time, but for us now this is measured with the emphasis on "good" rather than on "time".... — Robert M. Pirsig
I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I… — Gail Carriger
I had never seen so many cute men in one place in my life. But I could tell they were not for me. Russell was… — Charlaine Harris
Why do we embroider everything we say with special emphasis when all we really need to do is simply say what needs to he said?… — Charles Bukowski
What else can I tell you? It seems to me that everything has its proper emphasis; and finally I want to add just one more… — Rainer Maria Rilke
- No, no... She shook her head for emphasis. No. His lips twitched. - One 'no' is enough, darling. — Lisa Kleypas
We value the individual. We probably put too much emphasis on the individual, if it comes right down to it. How many people, in the… — Stephenie Meyer
We know â€“ it has been measured in many experiments â€“ that children with strong impulse control grow to be better adjusted, more dependable, achieve… — Jonathan Sacks
Life is savagely unfair. It ignores our deep-seated convictions and places a disproportionate emphasis on the decisions we make in split seconds. — Chris Cleave
When she set Shaneâ€™s glass of Coke down in front of him, she did it with probably a little too much emphasis; he glanced up… — Rachel Caine
I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in… — Philip Pullman
For me it is the virgin birth, the Incarnation, the resurrection which are the true laws of the flesh and the physical. Death, decay, destruction… — Flannery O'Connor
If she has six good points and you have one semigood little point, place all of the emphasis on your one semigood little point. — Sherry Argov

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