Specific Quotes

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I chose to start my world tour in Israel for a very specific and important reason. As you know, the Middle East and all the… — Madonna Ciccone
Each place its own mind, its own psyche! Oak, Madrone, Douglas fir, red-tailed hawk, serpentine in the sandstone, a certain scale to the topography, drenching… — David Abram
Is there art that is more beautiful, more divine, and more eternal that the art of martyrdom? A nation with martyrdom knows no captivity. Those… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
When I began in 1960, individuality wasn't an accepted thing to look for; it was about species-specific behaviour. But animal behaviour is not hard science.… — Jane Goodall
It's a music video but she was real specific on the character that Mary J. Blige was playing, and that I was playing in this… — Blair Underwood
This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great… — Sean William Scott
Well the specific role of the World Bank is to be ready with financial assistance immediately after this emergency takes place because you need to… — James Wolfensohn
I don't want to have to say, Honey, you know, could you turn off the sports channel because I'm not a big sports fan, and… — Lynn Redgrave
Sea Change was so specific. From the beginning it was set what it was going to be. All the other ideas that I had at… — Beck
It may be true that people who are merely mathematicians have certain specific shortcomings; however that is not the fault of mathematics, but is true… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
So many of the chemical reactions occurring in living systems have been shown to be catalytic processes occurring isothermally on the surface of specific proteins,… — John Desmond Bernal
Regardless of past aspirations, this is the right time to be focusing on services for two specific reasons The increasing ubiquity of broadband has made… — Ray Ozzie
Cayenne is most effective for heart and blood circulation problems, and for angina pectoris, palpitations, and cardiac arrhythmias. It's a miracle for congestive heart failure.… — Richard M. Schulze
I get mad at people who talk about traumatic job interviews, about going on one and getting rejected. I get rejected all the time and… — Julia Sweeney
What is absolutely true is that any good [Television] series has a specific voice. And I think that voice is almost exclusively the domain of… — Howard Gordon
Whenever you think you're writing what other people want to hear from you, and that it'll be commercial, you're doomed to disaster. Writing has to… — Terrence McNally
The culturally specific, in particular, the American porch play that American writers have cherished and loved for many years in terms of their new writing,… — Stephen Daldry
My birthplace was California, but I couldn't forget Armenia, so what is one's country? Is it land of the earth, in a specific place? Rivers… — William Saroyan
I did not move into developing or processing color. I stayed with black and white. I still think to this day that I prefer to… — Leonard Nimoy
Man's search for meaning is the primary motivation in his life and not a "secondary rationalization" of instinctual drives. This meaning is unique and specific… — Viktor E. Frankl

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