Selective Quotes

138 quotes by 126 authors

I can't prove it, but I'm pretty sure that people gain a selective advantage from believing in things they can't prove. — Randolph M. Nesse
Itâ€™s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and… — Kevin DeYoung
A conscious decision to eliminate certain details and include selective bits of personal experiences or perceptual nuances, gives the painting more of a multi-dimension than… — Wayne Thiebaud
Hatred as an element of the struggle; a relentless hatred of the enemy, impelling us over and beyond the natural limitations that man is heir… — Che Guevara
Blind hate against the enemy creates a forceful impulse that cracks the boundaries of natural human limitations, transforming the soldier in an effective, selective and… — Che Guevara
I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a… — Norman Jewison
For some reason that only a sociologist might be able to accurately explain, the Brazilian Press was extremely unkind to me, reporting only selective derogatory… — Astrud Gilberto
Men would make love with any number of women ... even total strangers, while females were selective. They were catering to the demands of one… — Woody Allen
The selective memory isn't selective enough. — Blake Morrison
I'm pretty selective. I generally edit the contact sheets and then do work prints. Because I have my own lab and printers, I can afford… — Herb Ritts
I think I have an obligation, to the people who have consented to be in the film, to make a film that is fair to… — Frederick Wiseman
If you are selective about the things you choose to read, look at or listen to, then you are taking effective action against negative thinking.… — Zig Ziglar
If as a family we must be selective listeners, then let us pay more attention to the words of the heart and less to the… — Wes Fesler
Isn't it fortunate how selective our recollections usually are. — Malcolm Forbes
Men We Reaped is a fiercely felt meditation on the value of life that at once reminds us of its infinite worth and indicts us… — Peter Ho Davies
The sea is selective, slow at recognition of effort and aptitude but fast in the sinking of the unfit. — Felix Riesenberg
I can understand that memory must be selective, else it would choke on the glut of experience. What I cannot understand is why it selects… — Virgilia Peterson
No, I don't think you're ever an objective observer. By making a frame you're being selective, then you edit the pictures you want published and… — Mary Ellen Mark
When we are selective about doing business only with those who believe in our WHY, trust emerges. — Simon Sinek
Reality is ultimately a selective act of perception and interpretation. A shift in our perception and interpretation enables us to break old habits and awaken… — David Simon

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