Emphasis Quotes

369 quotes by 328 authors

It's not fair the emphasis put on beauty, or on sexuality. — Rosanna Arquette
The English scene got more media attention with their emphasis on fashion, with the safety pins and all. There were some really good bands over… — Greg Ginn
Our emphasis here is based not only on the growing seriousness of drug-related crimes, but also on the belief that relieving our police and our… — Milton Friedman
I like rust on a nail, fog on a mountain. Clouds hide stars, rooms have doors, eyes close, and the same words that began love… — David Ignatow
We've got the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLAble when it comes to crime in this country. The FBI says burglary and robbery cost U.S. taxpayers… — Molly Ivins
I wasn't putting too much emphasis on it (the booing). I think that you have to put it behind you. — Dany Heatley
For me the beginning of all true progress in the woman question lies in women's right to vote...The strong the emphasis on the difference between… — Unknown Author
I learned, too, how it was possible with the help of the picture and action to transform an apparently insignificant violin passage into an incident,… — Anton Seidl
The very emphasis of the commandment: Thou shalt not kill, makes it certain that we are descended from an endlessly long chain of generations of… — Sigmund Freud
If you are collector, let other people share your pride and joy. Don't sprinkle your collection out of sight in a meaningless jumble. Notice how… — Dorothy Draper
American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl cultureâ€™s emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girlsâ€™ vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents: depression, eating disorders,… — Peggy Orenstein
I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I visualize myself making perfect runs… — Unknown Author
You've either got to find a way to make your continuing characters insteresting without making them maudlin or overwrought, or you've got to put more… — Jane Haddam
The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them. — Jean de la Bruyere
The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name. — Enid Bagnold
In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather than their achievements and possessions, and have retold history as… — Mary Ritter Beard
Orchestras have become used to the emphasis on the separation of layers, of the ultimate precision and clarity. — Esa-Pekka Salonen
High art consists neither in altering, nor in improving nature; but in seeking throughout nature for 'whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are pure;' in… — John Ruskin
The Bible's emphasis is on the good treatment of animals, and not just the forbidding of cruel treatment. — Billy Graham
What the Net does is shift the emphasis of our intelligence, away from what might be called a meditative or contemplative intelligence and more toward… — Nicholas G. Carr

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