Settings Quotes

82 quotes by 76 authors

Friction and misunderstandings often occur when communicating across generations. It gets even more challenging when working across virtual settings. — Raymond Arroyo
Cutting for Stone is nothing short of masterful -a riveting tale of love, medicine, and the complex dynamic of twin brothers. It is beautifully conceived… — Richard Selzer
Risk concerns future happenings - as related to present practices - and the colonising of the future therefore opens up new settings of risk, some… — Anthony Giddens
[C]ultivated risk-taking represents an 'experiment with trust' (in the sense of basic trust) which consequently has implications for an individual's self-identity. (...) In cultivated risk-taking,… — Anthony Giddens
Abstract systems depend on trust, yet they provide none of the moral rewards which can be obtained from personalised trust, or were often available in… — Anthony Giddens
But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but… — Ian Hamilton Finlay
If a novelist has created vivid characters, interesting relationships, settings the reader can easily imagine, and intriguing stories, a screenwriter has loads to work with.… — Seth Grahame-Smith
In Britain, eponymous lifestyle branding as we know it started in the late 1960s, with two fascinating families - the Conrans and the Ashleys -… — Peter York
Become aware of your beliefs and automatic default settings. Bring them into the light of your present, adult knowledge. Gently acknowledge that they are what… — Sue Thoele
I call this my church house trilogy. Souls' Chapel really was music from the Mississippi Delta, which to me is a church within itself. The… — Marty Stuart
Google's screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple's does. But it's not a complete list, and people… — Al Franken
When playing a role, I would feel more comfortable, as you're given a prescribed way of behaving. So, both Facebook and theatre provide contrived settings… — Jesse Eisenberg
Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very… — Brian Eno
I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in any deep sense… — Sam Harris
When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings. — Shirley MacLaine
I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me. — Vikram Seth
All research in the cultural sciences in an age of specialization, once it is oriented towards a given subject matter through particular settings of problems… — Max Weber
He thought what a fine thing it was that people made music all over the world, even in the strangest settings â€“ probably even on… — Thomas Mann
Yes," she answers and does not move. She might, at this moment, be nothing but a floating intelligence; not even a brain inside a skull,… — Michael Cunningham
Our favourite item was the balcony that overlooked the sea because it had an awning that you lowered by pressing an electric switch. The switch… — Douglas Adams

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