Forms Quotes

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Conventional forms of narrative allow for different points of view, but for this book I wanted a structure whereby each of the main characters contributed… — Penelope Lively
I think for being not unsympathetic that their appearance may also appear, so differently it, must; similarly as with animals, which meet us in very… — Ulrich Walter
But we will lose the millions of records being created daily in a dizzying array of electronic forms unless we find a way to preserve… — Allen Weinstein
Many fiction writers eventually want to feel that their work forms a single, unified entity. — Peter Straub
Not that pleading can be taken as a test, for the forms of action, notably Debt, ignore the fundamental difference between duties imposed by law… — Frederick Pollock
A lot of these things will fly in later forms on the space station themselves, or a later form of that research will, once they… — Linda M. Godwin
We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources. — Mac Thornberry
They are unique in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life that they enclose. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas
It does not do to use it with forms whose origin is intimately bound up with a specific material simply because no technical difficulties stand… — Adolf Loos
Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic architect also fails, grasping the… — Vitruvius
Music is an art form too. Sometimes other forms of art can be inspiring to the musician. — Ken Hill
And the camera position, the organization, looking for repeating forms, shapes, trying to set up a visual rhythm seemed to come very natural. All of… — John Sexton
Well rounded forms gives smooth sounds; sharper or angular forms give harder and harsher sounds. — Norman McLaren
Of mediumship there are many grades, one of the simplest forms being the capacity to receive an impression or automatic writing, under peaceful conditions, in… — Oliver Joseph Lodge
Many legitimate forms of ownership, mainly cooperative and communal, had not been used to any effective extent mainly because of the imposition of Stalinist restrictions. — Alexander Dubcek
Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and Western poetry is that the former cultivates short forms and… — Lafcadio Hearn
What appeared to the earlier physicists to be the constant quantity of heat is nothing more than the whole motive power of the motion of… — Hermann von Helmholtz
Privatization of the state-owned economy is not yet on the agenda. We cannot do it immediately; my colleagues would not agree to it. But we… — Vaclav Klaus
One thus sees that a new kind of theory is needed which drops these basic commitments and at most recovers some essential features of the… — David Bohm
We have a massive system to regulate creativity. A massive system of lawyers regulating creativity as copyright law has expanded in unrecognizable forms, going from… — Lawrence Lessig

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