Instances Quotes

211 Instances quotes by 172 unique authors

The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances where… — Martin Scorsese
Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not even law. — Sonia Sotomayor
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by… — George Washington
'Digiphrenia' is really the experience of trying to exist in more than one incarnation of yourself at the same time. There's your Twitter profile, there's… — Douglas Rushkoff
The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better… — Cornel West
I can easily believe it. Women of that class have great opportunities, and if they are intelligent may be well worth listening to. Such varieites… — Jane Austen
And I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man robbed, or murdered, or killed… — Henry David Thoreau
A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of… — Charles Baxter
Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be… — Sidney Poitier
A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition… — Jane Austen
given the nature of the human couple, the love of a man and a woman is a priori inferior to that which can exist (at… — Milan Kundera
The instances of honesty that one comes across in this world are just as amazing as the instances of dishonesty. After forty-five years of mixing… — Ford Madox Ford
THING TO TRY: If you are asked to describe a suspect to a police sketch artist, describe in precise detail, the features of the police… — Demetri Martin
What is less often noticed is that it is precisely the kind of moral instruction that parents are constantly trying to give their children â€”… — J I Packer
I do not believe that I am made of the stuff which constitutes heroes, because, in all of the hundreds of instances that my voluntary… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth… — John Stuart Mill
The most dramatic instances of directed behavior change and "mind control" are not the consequence of exotic forms of influence, such as hypnosis, psychotropic drugs,… — Philip Zimbardo
The greatest crimes have been found, in many instances, to be compatible with a superstitious piety and devotion; hence it is justly regarded as unsafe… — David Hume
It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively without being at any… — Jane Austen
As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of… — Rita Levi-Montalcini

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