Specific Quotes

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I became a firefighter because I wanted to save people. But I should have been more specific. I should have named names. — Jodi Picoult
Our father in heaven governs the affairs of men by placing specific individuals upon the earth to lead at specific times and inspiring and directing… — Harold B. Lee
I've taken care of it," I said My father looked at me, shocked. Then I realized "taken care of" had a very specific meaning in… — Gordon Korman
In a vacuum all photons travel at the same speed. They slow down when travelling through air or water or glass. Photons of different energies… — Jeanette Winterson
If you want to call it that. But it is a very specific sort of magic. There's a magic you take from death. Something leaves… — Neil Gaiman
It's funny how strangers can pass in front of you every day and all you see is a flat shadow, a vague outline, not noticing… — Gregory Galloway
The human species was given dominion over the earth and took the opportunity to exterminate other species and warm the atmosphere and generally ruin things… — Jonathan Franzen
At least when one speaks of oneself one is passionate, well-informed and specific. — Jan Neruda
Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own… — Sydney J. Harris
To apply general tools to specific problems is to fail. — Michael Crichton
Well, anyway, her death changed our lives for the better, because it brought a kind of awareness, a specific sense of purpose and appreciation we… — Elizabeth Berg
I rarely cry. I save my feelings up inside me like I have something more specific in mind for them. I am waiting for the… — Carrie Fisher
Pain (any pain--emotional, physical, mental) has a message. The information it has about our life can be remarkably specific, but it usually falls into one… — Peter McWilliams
Faith is universal. Our specific methods for understanding it are arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some of us go to Mecca, some of… — Dan Brown
Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I… — Stephen Chbosky
The point,' Ms. Conyers continued, "is that no word had one specific definition. Maybe in the dictionary, but not in real life. — Sarah Dessen
in stillness, I watched myselfget eaten by mosquitoes... the itch was maddening at first but eventually it just melded into a general burning feeling and… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded… — Sam Harris
The important thing is not what we look like, but the role we play in our best friendâ€™s life. Friends choose certain friends because thatâ€™s… — Cecelia Ahern
When I write, I don't translate for white readers.... Dostoevski wrote for a Russian audience, but we're able to read him. If I'm specific, and… — Toni Morrison

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