Structure Quotes

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My wife is a Christian and is extraordinary patient, logical, and philosophical. For years, I would challenge and condemn her beliefs, battering the structure of… — John C. Wright
There is a kind of structure for a story that was peculiarly compelling for the radio. I thought I had invented it atom-by-atom sitting in… — Ira Glass
My big subject as a historian is how Americans divide themselves. What are the divisions that structure our political lives. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan… — Rick Perlstein
I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure. — Bella Abzug
I think films are bigger than structure. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
I think Kurosawa was one of the first storytelling geniuses who began to change the narrative structure of films. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Sondheim is my god; I love the man. I learned a great deal about writing from his work, his lyrics, and his structure. — Richard LaGravenese
As soon as chemists have a definite conception of the internal structure of the molecule of an organic compound, they are able to tackle the… — Otto Wallach
As soon as we can wrest from Nature the secret of the internal structure of the compounds produced by her, chemical science can then even… — Otto Wallach
In 1955, I got my degree in electrical-mechanical engineering. I realised, however, that my interest was less in practical applications than in the understanding of… — Francois Englert
What we have is a pay structure that, on basic wages, is higher than market rate, as a general statement. When you look at other… — Steven Burd
When faced with something complex, spend the time to think about some structure, write down sentences, think about it some more, and then share it. — Steven Sinofsky
Indeed, an engineer designing a structure is not unlike an artist painting one. Both start with nothing but talent, experience, and inspiration. The fresh piece… — Henry Petroski
Failures are much more dramatic than successes, and people like drama. I think this is why automobile races draw such crowds. People expect spectacular crashes,… — Henry Petroski
I want to wake up one morning and know how to write page one, or page 10, or page 250. But I never seem to… — Sarah MacLean
The repeated action of working and playing acts like a trowel that uncovers a hidden structure under the earth. It is an action that deepens… — Simon McBurney
Among the thousand-and-one faces whereby form chooses to reveal itself to us, the one that fascinates me more than any other, and continues to fascinate… — Alexander Grothendieck
Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as… — Connie Mack
But when, in the first setting out, he takes it for granted without proof, that distinctions found in the structure of all languages, have no… — Thomas Reid
We assume, to begin with, that the individual is at least as complex in his internal structure as the language is which he speaks -… — Kenneth L. Pike

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