Quotes about Dominant

A strong man doesn't have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn't match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world. Votes: 4

According to the Dominant Western tradition, the natural world exists for the benefit of human beings... Votes: 3

Dominant companies have a special responsibility to ensure that the way they do business doesn't prevent competition... and does not harm consumers and innovation. Votes: 3

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. Votes: 3

... sound is what drives my solos, not verbal concepts, I never think 'I'm going to use a Lydian Dominant scale and then go up a half-step', even though that might be exactly what I end up doing... Votes: 3

Dominant energy patterns that are contributing to the stress in a human being, are able to be picked up, if a person is open enough. And for me, as a medical intuitive, that's where I focus my attention. That's what the skill is all about. Votes: 3

I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain. Votes: 2

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. Votes: 2

Woman is the dominant sex. Men have to do all sorts of stuff to prove that they are worthy of woman's attention. Votes: 2

The first problem of the media is posed by what does not get translated, or even published in the dominant political languages. Votes: 2

Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions. Votes: 2

The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it. Votes: 2

But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here. Votes: 2

Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years. Votes: 2

Visit a typical science classroom and you will discover far more than empirical facts being taught. The dominant worldview among scientific intellectuals is evolutionary naturalism, which holds that humans are essentially biochemical machines. Votes: 2

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. Votes: 2

Nevertheless, there is another threat on the horizon. I see this threat in environmentalism which is becoming a new dominant ideology, if not a religion. Its main weapon is raising the alarm and predicting the human life endangering climate change based on man-made global warming. Votes: 2

There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China. If people start finding themselves losing their jobs, not to the Chinese here but because China has become such a dominant force - then there could very well be a backlash. Votes: 2

I've always defined myself not as a cartoonist, but as an entrepreneur. That was true before I tried cartooning. I always imagined cartooning would be how I got my seed capital. I always thought my other businesses would be the less dominant part of my life. Votes: 2

America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, value privacy and restraint, qualities more characteristic of introverts. Votes: 2

Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your experiences to shed light, you may feel wrenching pain, grief, anger, or shame. Your audience may pity you, but not because you want them to. Votes: 2

Let's face it: professing a deep interest in movies, the absolutely dominant global art form of the last century, is at this point like professing an interest in air. Passion is nice. Erudition is admirable. But it's like that moment when good manners cross over into meaningless etiquette. Votes: 2

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust - not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God. Votes: 2

Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II, dominance had shifted decisively into the hands of the upstart across the sea, the United States, by far the most powerful and wealthy society in world history. Votes: 2

Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor. Votes: 2

I never minded giving my opinions. They are just opinions, and I had studied music and I had strong feelings. I was happy for my opinions to join all the other opinions. But you have to be prepared for what comes back, especially if you don't agree with the dominant mythology. Votes: 2

When someone takes their existing business and tries to transform it into something else - they fail. In technology that is often the case. Look at Kodak: it was the dominant imaging company in the world. They did fabulously during the great depression, but then wiped out the shareholders because of technological change. Votes: 2

Fear and euphoria are dominant forces, and fear is many multiples the size of euphoria. Bubbles go up very slowly as euphoria builds. Then fear hits, and it comes down very sharply. When I started to look at that, I was sort of intellectually shocked. Contagion is the critical phenomenon which causes the thing to fall apart. Votes: 2

When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and it took 60, 70 years, and then natural gas. So it takes 100 years or more for some new breakthrough in energy to become the dominant source. Most people have difficulty coming to grips with the sheer enormity of energy consumption. Votes: 2

Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting. Votes: 2

You attract your dominant thoughts. Votes: 0

A dominant religion is never ascetic. Votes: 0

The dominant expression of a child is gravity. Votes: 0

Terrific. A bisexual dominant vampire with kidnapping expertise. Votes: 0

The dominant feeling of the battlefield is loneliness. Votes: 0

Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature. Votes: 0

The dominant feeling of the battlefield is loneliness. Votes: 0

Your inner-most dominant thoughts become your outer-most tangible reality. Votes: 0

Your level of performance matches your dominant self image. Votes: 0

The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant. Votes: 0

Psychiatrists the dominant lay priesthood since the First World War... Votes: 0

It is my dominant intent to be good to me. Votes: 0

My dominant feeling every day is one of great ignorance. Votes: 0

To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times. Votes: 0

Death and sex are the dominant reality of our day. Votes: 0

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts. Votes: 0

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant. Votes: 0

The sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives. Votes: 0

He could be dominant - if he played in the WNBA. Votes: 0

A dominant race did not lie, because it had the whip. Votes: 0

Use what is dominant in a culture to change it quickly. Votes: 0

I am who I am: confident, arrogant, dominant, honest, hard-working and innovative. Votes: 0

Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now. Votes: 0

I'm not allowing my perspective to be dictated by the dominant culture. Votes: 0

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values. Votes: 0

Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower. Votes: 0

Very often people give to others to control them and dominant them. Votes: 0

I feel dominant - I feel the triangle offense utilizes all my skills. Votes: 0

Buy companies with strong histories of profitability and with a dominant business franchise. Votes: 0

The dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry. Votes: 0

Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times. Votes: 0

Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future. Votes: 0

Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today. Votes: 0

Party action should follow, not precede the creation of a dominant popular sentiment. Votes: 0

Certainly in each social period, youth must be made to venerate the dominant absurdities. Votes: 0

Photography is the dominant and fascinating and only folk art of the twentieth century. Votes: 0

The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last. Votes: 0

Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s. Votes: 0

power, after it has ceased from troubling, is the dominant passion in human nature. Votes: 0

In their heyday, comics were a dominant force in popular culture, but that's over. Votes: 0

There's only room for one dominant female in the McMahon family... and that's me! Votes: 0

Television is now the dominant factor in the lives of too many American children. Votes: 0

If God fairness, impartiality, equity, are his essence, that should become dominant in any society Votes: 0

I feel like I have to step on the court every night and be dominant. Votes: 0

The most dominant cultural attributes maintained are the ones that are reinforced by your environment. Votes: 0

The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust Votes: 0

It is change continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today. Votes: 0

The dominant factors affecting control valuations are earning power (past and prospective) and asset values. Votes: 0

It is an embarrassment that the dominant forms of matter in the universe remain hypothetical. Votes: 0

I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be. Votes: 0

I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives. Votes: 0

The number one job of the dominant is to continually seduce consent from the bottom. Votes: 0

I turned to photography because I thought it was the dominant language of our culture. Votes: 0

I can be one of the dominant players, maybe the dominant player, in the East. Votes: 0

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration. Votes: 0

Health is already a dominant sector in most societies and the one most guaranteed to grow. Votes: 0

As a Jewish thinker, I don't think of myself in relationship to the dominant culture's religion. Votes: 0

I think Donald Trump is obviously the more colorful, the more flamboyant, the more dominant personality. Votes: 0

In Japanese art, space assumed a dominant role and its position was strengthened by Zen concepts. Votes: 0

The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm. Votes: 0

A gene can be either dominant or recessive, depending on which type of gene it is. Votes: 0

The unphilosophical majority among men are the ones most helplessly dependent on their era's dominant ideas. Votes: 0

Idolatry is huge in the Bible, dominant in our personal lives, and irrelevant in our mistaken estimations Votes: 0

Any dominant ideology operates off the assumption that what it has to say is unaccountable and unquestionable. Votes: 0

Knowledge has become the key economic resource and the dominant-and perhaps even the only-source of competitive advantage. Votes: 0

The power of a bold idea uttered publicly in defiance of dominant opinion cannot be easily measured. Votes: 0

Hopes are always accompanied by fears, and, in scientific research, the fears are liable to become dominant. Votes: 0

Cats aren't really friendly, they're just cozying up to the dominant life-form as a hedge against extinction. Votes: 0

My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father. Votes: 0

The market may never coalesce around one basic design, or even around two or three dominant devices. Votes: 0

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure. Votes: 0

I think a lot of us are increasingly recognizing that the dominant culture is killing the planet, Votes: 0

I truly believe that Yahoo! is one of the most compelling and dominant companies in the world. Votes: 0

It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time. Votes: 0

English football is in a bad way because the foreign players here are so good, so dominant. Votes: 0

A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy. Votes: 0

The extreme nature of dominant-end views is often concealed by the vagueness and ambiguity of the end proposed. Votes: 0

In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit. Votes: 0

You cannot coherently affirm the Christian-truth claim and the dominant model of evolutionary theory at the same time. Votes: 0

The dominant culture in most big companies demands punishment for a mistake, no matter how useful, small, invisible... Votes: 0

When the dominant images of a culture are anticipatory, they "lead" social development and provide direction for social change. Votes: 0

Governments are not representative. They have their own power, serving segments of the population that are dominant and rich. Votes: 0

Maybe Iraq will come back and become the dominant power among Arab countries. That seems to me as conceivable. Votes: 0

Jamaica's probably the most dominant island as far as influence goes, as far as music and dancing and culture. Votes: 0

The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away. Votes: 0

The image of where you are going has to be more dominant than the image of where you are. Votes: 0

The dominant type of humor in the '60s was essentially defensive and self-deprecating, using humor as a shield. Votes: 0

Sex is a sideshow in the world of the animal, for the dominant color of that world is fear. Votes: 0

The best of all possible marriages is a seesaw in which first one, then the other partner is dominant. Votes: 0

If you're going to have a male-dominant system, to maintain the system, you have to teach men to dominate. Votes: 0

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky. Votes: 0

The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant. Votes: 0

Our American republic will endure only as long as the ideas of the men who founded it continue dominant. Votes: 0

Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait. Votes: 0

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information. Votes: 0

You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in in harmony with your dominant thoughts. Votes: 0

In the late '90s, R&B was dominant in the radio, and the white kids were taking it mainstream. Votes: 0

I just think that some version of the past in our culture is going to rise up and become dominant. Votes: 0

Work may be your dominant thought, and joy an afterthought. But joy is your true purpose, and work the afterthought. Votes: 0

We do not control the trade of our resources, which are an important factor of prosperity for the dominant nations. Votes: 0

My father really was not the dominant person who raised the family, it was my mother who raised the family. Votes: 0

I believe that for the typical smoker nicotine satisfaction is the dominant desire, as opposed to flavor and other satisfactions. Votes: 0

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries. Votes: 0

If you're going to have a male dominant system, to maintain the system, you have to teach men to dominate. Votes: 0

When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant. Votes: 0

Vulnerability is the strongest state to be in. How boring would it be if we were constantly dominant or constantly submissive? Votes: 0

the distinction between rich nations and poor nations is one of the great dominant political and international themes of our century. Votes: 0

It is now a documented principle of psychology that human beings subconsciously move in the direction of their most dominant thought. Votes: 0

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. Votes: 0

The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times. Votes: 0

I cannot think of a country in which I would be happy with the government and dominant ideology and available propaganda. Votes: 0

when I talk about a writing life, I'm talking about a life in which writing is the dominant response to living. Votes: 0

Steal moments of happiness if you have to, and then collect them until they are the dominant images in your psyche. Votes: 0

As the aeroplane is the most mobile weapon we possess, it is destined to become the dominant offensive arm of the future. Votes: 0

American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe. Votes: 0

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation. Votes: 0

Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf. Votes: 0

You hear the same thing every year but that is because it is true. In a short series, pitching is very dominant. Votes: 0

And if the professional rapist is to be separated from the average dominant heterosexual (male), it may be mainly a quantitative difference. Votes: 0

You do know you could find yourself charged with being a dominant species while under the influence of impulse-driven consumerism, don't you? Votes: 0

Not everyone in Santa Monica is a well-heeled, juice-cleansing, Prius-driving yogini, but for better or worse, that is the city's dominant chord. Votes: 0

Thought is the source of all wealth, all success, all achievement. Our dominant thoughts determine our individuality, our career, our daily life. Votes: 0

If you're doing something outside of dominant culture, there's not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself. Votes: 0

The weak economy, widening income inequality, gridlock in Congress and a presidential election: Those were perhaps the dominant economic and political themes of 2012. Votes: 0

All matter is quantified thought - manifested by the thoughts you give precedence to. It is your dominant thoughts that determine your destiny. Votes: 0

When a religion or ideology becomes dominant, the lack of controls will result in widening spirals of license leading to degradation and corruption. Votes: 0

The range of debate between the dominant U.S. [political] parties tends to closely resemble the range of debate within the business class. Votes: 0

Whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest. Votes: 0

Today, no matter where I am going, no matter what I am doing, it is my dominant intent to be good to me. Votes: 0

Indeed, as long as a country has a culture a religion an ideology where Islam is dominant it will never be a democracy. Votes: 0

I am compelled to fear that science will be used to promote the power of dominant groups rather than to make men happy. Votes: 0

I must have been heavily schizophrenic all my life. The me who hears what the other me can't play is the dominant one. Votes: 0

Once upon a time, there were only three or four dominant women. Now, there are 10 to 15 who can vie for a Grand Slam. Votes: 0

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role. Votes: 0

Humor is one of the elements of genius--admirable as an adjunct; but as soon as it becomes dominant, only a surrogate for genius. Votes: 0

Alaska and Montana are not in the south but they definitely form part of the crimson tide of red states where Republicans are dominant. Votes: 0

There’s no such thing as sexism against men. That's because sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominant gender with power in society. Votes: 0

It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world. Votes: 0

Lil Wayne is talented. He seems to be the dominant figure in this particular era of hip-hop. So you know, he's doing his thing. Votes: 0

Never wait for your muse. Train him/her to show up to work when you do by pushing on. It's a dominant submission thing. Votes: 0

Would I like to see the Republican Party be the dominant party for whatever time history gives it the chance to be? You bet. Votes: 0

When recordings replaced concerts as the dominant mode of hearing music, our conception of the nature of performance and of music itself was altered. Votes: 0

I never went to church a day in my life. The dominant religion (influence) in my family was my grandfather who was a Scientologist. Votes: 0

Music has always been a dominant force in my life. As a young kid, it was a way for me to escape everyday life. Votes: 0

There are three dominant tendencies in a neoliberal society: financialized, privatized, militarized. And when it comes to black poor people, we get all three. Votes: 0

If you can think about what you want in your mind, and make that your dominant thought, you will bring it into your life. Votes: 0

Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition. Votes: 0

When a belief becomes dominant in American psychological circles one can be sure of one thing: that belief refers to something that no longer exists. Votes: 0

This will arguably be the third great revolution of America, if we can prove that we literally can live without having a dominant European culture. Votes: 0

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring. Votes: 0

Addiction is the dominant form of a culture that suffers from a superficial spectacle and celebrity-connectivity at its center. It's a form of spiritual emptiness. Votes: 0

Consumption is a social relationship, the dominant relationship in our society-one that makes it harder and harder for people to hold together, to create community. Votes: 0

Beauty is the product of the dominant ideology. (Thus when ideology changes, the ideal body follows.) We can see that in the history of art. Votes: 0

I expect [Donald] Trump to do what he's done very successfully, which is, whether you like him or not, he will be the dominant player . Votes: 0

The rule seems to be that there are no absolutes, that what is rare is prized. Thus, in times of relative affluence, thin models become dominant. Votes: 0

The one thing that unifies men in a given age is not their individual philosophies but the dominant problem that these philosophies are designed to solve. Votes: 0

Where execution is dominant, as it is in the individual events of a war whether great or small, then intellectual factors are reduced to a minimum. Votes: 0

More recently, as faith gave way to materialism, anti-Semitism assumed a secular mode, harnessing itself to the dominant ideologies of both the Left and the Right. Votes: 0

The conflict between the need to belong to a group and the need to be seen as unique and individual is the dominant struggle of adolescence. Votes: 0

It frequently happens that when the dominant culture loses a vision or actively suppresses it, this lost knowledge arises again among those excluded from that culture. Votes: 0

Ancient metaphysics underwent many changes at the hands of medieval thinkers who brought it in line with the dominant religious and theological movements of their day. Votes: 0

I'm still dominant and that's what matters, ... But rain, snow, sleet, it doesn't matter. I'm going to go out and try and win a gold medal. Votes: 0

It would be extremely naive to expect the dominant classes to develop a type of education that would enable subordinate classes to perceive social injustices critically. Votes: 0

I think if you live in a country, basically you share the dominant values of a country although you may disagree on issues all the time. Votes: 0

Probably in all history there is no instance of a society in which ecclesiastical power was dominant which was not at once stagnant, corrupt and brutal. Votes: 0

The institutional scene in which American man has developed has lacked that accumulation from intervening stages which has been so dominant a feature of the European landscape. Votes: 0

At a certain point, even if the one alpha male is dominant, at a certain point there's a younger lion that is stronger, and everyone knows it. Votes: 0

The task of prophetic ministry is to nurture, nourish, and evoke a consciousness and perception alternative to the consciousness and perception of the dominant culture around us. Votes: 0

The whole culture is under terrible pressure and fraught with worry. It's hard to get out of that box. That's the dominant situation all over the world. Votes: 0

Nations will rise and fall, but equality remains the ideal. The univeral aim is to achieve respect for the entire human race, not for the dominant few. Votes: 0

Visual media is the dominant art form in our present day culture, whereas poetry is, at best, a proxy. Yet poetry and film are both "dream factories." Votes: 0

Recent data and research supports the importance of natural climate variability and calls into question the conclusion that humans are the dominant cause of recent climate change. Votes: 0

If intellectual curiosity, professional pride, and ambition are the dominant incentives to research, then assuredly no one has a fairer chance of gratifying them than a mathematician. Votes: 0

In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of the grand passion than of a grand opera. Votes: 0

In how many lives does love really play a dominant part? The average taxpayer is no more capable of a 'grand passion' than of a grand opera. Votes: 0

I am a huge consumer of social networks, and I utilize Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I'm interested and am learning more about Tumblr and other visually dominant sites. Votes: 0

Americans are not intrinsically imperial, but we ended up dominant by default: Europe disappeared after the Second World War, the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991, so here we are. Votes: 0

If there are dominant teams, people enjoy discussing whether that's good or bad for the game, and if there aren't any dominant teams, then people enjoy discussing that. Votes: 0

I believe e-courses will eventually change people's attitude toward learning. Education will play an increasingly dominant role in people's lives. For people of all ages and all geographies. Votes: 0

what a horrible loutish planet this is. the dominant species consists of sadistic morons, faces bearing the hideous lineaments of spiritual famine swollen with stupid hate. hopeless rubbish. Votes: 0

[My half-sister] Ella and I always were much closer as basic types; we're dominant people, and [my other half-sister] Mary has always been mild and quiet, almost shy. Votes: 0

And, granted, for a long time, the European has been dominant in certain parts of this Western Hemisphere, but by the end of the 21st century, it's over. Votes: 0

When writing becomes too dominant, it gets leached of its own power. We spend more and more time writing, and we have less and less to write about. Votes: 0

There is not one text reference to characteristic Protestant religious life in these books... The dominant theme is the denial of religion as an actual part of American life. Votes: 0

Contemporary feminism cut itself off from history and bankrupted itself when it spun its puerile, paranoid fantasy of male oppressors and female sex-object victims. Woman is the dominant sex. Votes: 0

Everyone feels some jealousy, some anger, and some hostility. Don't feel guilty. But to allow them to become dominant expressions of your way of life is off the wall. Votes: 0

Law in origin was merely a codification of the power of dominant groups, and did not aim at anything that to a modern man would appear to be justice Votes: 0

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform. Votes: 0

Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption. Votes: 0

Unequal access to money and media plus bias, external and internalized, and male-dominant religions and illegality at the polls - all those are reasons for women's wildly unequal political power. Votes: 0

When I was a kid and putting out my first records, there was a lot made out of the fact that the '50s/'60s generation was so dominant. Votes: 0

Proprietary software grew up, starting really in the 1980s, as an alternative and that became the dominant model with the rise of companies like Microsoft and Oracle and the like. Votes: 0

The search for happiness has long been a dominant feature of American life. It's a byproduct of prosperity, not to mention the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence. Votes: 0

The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do this, the raw talent actually serves as a multiplier. Votes: 0

Educational enterprises do not for any length of time remain immune from the struggle of interests for power which is the dominant feature of social life under a class system. Votes: 0

The good teams, the dominant teams, aren't necessarily dominant in stadiums, but they are dominant largely in moments, when they do what's required to get out of stadiums with victories. Votes: 0

I believe that in games, when you're talking about pitting my wits and my brain against your wits and your brain, that simplicity of the game becomes a dominant factor. Votes: 0

I never would like to be a country that is that multicultural that, for instance, the Islamic values become more dominant. We should not do that. We should stop that. Votes: 0

Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it's not the king any more. Votes: 0

As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of the episodes, and that was appealing. I wasn't interested in coming to Hollywood to sit around. Votes: 0

Give me a sport that is greater than wrestling, that's more dominant than wrestling and with more champions in fighting than with wrestling. There isn't. The sport that's king is wrestling. Votes: 0

Many researchers say the dominant emotion experienced after loss is yearning or searching. And while you might feel more anger early on, it's accompanied by a whole host of other feelings. Votes: 0

I think hip-hop can be prophetic and progressive, and at the same time, the dominant forms tend to be homophobic, misogynistic and something that we need to critically call into question. Votes: 0

A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy Votes: 0

In China, Vietnam, Russia and several former Soviet states, the dominant social networks are run by local companies whose relationship with the government actually constrains the empowering potential of social networks. Votes: 0

My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men. Votes: 0

He was so dominant. Bobby was the greatest defenseman who ever played the game as far as I'm concerned. I believe in my heart he changed the face of the game. Votes: 0

More than we sleep, play, or make love, we work. Yet despite - or perhaps because of - this dominant daily grind, much of our literature is biased toward other pursuits. Votes: 0

God can do anything. He has all power in the palm of His Hand. My Body, like all other bodies, is a temporary habitation; but, My Power is eternal, all-pervasive, ever-dominant. Votes: 0

all the small squalors of the body, known only to oneself, insignificant in youth, easily dismissed, in old age became dominant and entered into fulfilment of the tyranny they had always threatened. Votes: 0

Within our lifetime, we can remember a time when Islamism wasn't the dominant form of discourse or the aim should be to minimise the absolutists within any religious community and contain them. Votes: 0

There are lots of conflicts going on in the Middle East. It is unclear as to which country will emerge, if any, as the dominant or hegemonic power in the Middle East. Votes: 0

When we think about the workplace, people think about hard skills being dominant, but they're not. The employer realizes knowledge will shift quickly, and there's a half-life to knowledge in this world. Votes: 0

My thing about camp is to come in and be who I am, which is the most dominant player in the game, That's who I am, and that's what I'm here for. Votes: 0

You want to be as dominant as possible and you want to put some doubt in the hitters' heads. That's what I'm trying to do every single time I'm on the mound. Votes: 0

Watch where Jesus went. The one dominant note in His life was to do His Father's will. His was not the way of wisdom or of success, but the way of faithfulness. Votes: 0

I did not write about that kind of insecurity and anxiety between myself and my brothers, because my father was the dominant male figure as I was growing up in that home. Votes: 0

In nine companies out of ten the factor of fluctuation has been a more dominant and important consideration in the matter of investment than has the factor of long-term growth or decline Votes: 0

as a society emphasizes and values some aspects of the total range of human potentials more than others, the valued aspects are associated closely with, and limited to, the dominant group's domain. Votes: 0

Iago is the dominant trance state of our planet. It influences our relationships, our sexuality, our parenting, and our attempts to relax. It permeates corporate business, international politics, and our economic system. Votes: 0

Charles Beard warned us that governments-inc luding the government of the United States-are not neutral, that they represent the dominant economic interests, and that their Constitutions are intended to serve these interests. Votes: 0

Everyone is motivated a little or a lot to do something or nothing. Motivation is the internalized drive toward the dominant thought of the moment. By definition, motivation is "motive in action." Votes: 0

It must always be remembered that all laws are naturally and inevitably evolved by the strongest force in a community, and in the last analysis made for the protection of the dominant class. Votes: 0

One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East. It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music. Votes: 0

I think that every minority in the United States of America knows everything about the dominant culture. From the time you can think, you are bombarded with images from TV, film, magazines, newspapers. Votes: 0

Your brand resides in your dominant talent. Other talents and gifts are only there to connect you to the right people for the right choice and the right places for the right actions. Votes: 0

Liberalism, the dominant ideology of our time, has been dangerously distorted by the impact of economism. It is that impact which has knocked the citizen off his pedestal and replaced him with the consumer. Votes: 0

Bonobos really violate a rule of nature where usually if you're bigger, you're going to be dominant. But here, females are actually smaller. But they're still not dominated by males because they work together. Votes: 0

I don't want to romanticize the world in which everybody watched three networks and the Washington Post and the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal were incredibly dominant. That time has passed. Votes: 0

Why should workers agree to be slaves in a basically authoritarian structure? They should have control over it themselves. Why shouldn't communities have a dominant voice in running the institutions that affect their lives? Votes: 0

The combined entity Youku Tudou Inc. represents a dominant leader in online video sector in China with the largest user base, most comprehensive content library, most advanced bandwidth infrastructure, and most effective monetization capability. Votes: 0

I don't know if we'd have been as dominant as we were last season. The new things, the new ideas the manager brought in everyone took them on board so well. He is special. Votes: 0

So long has the myth of feminine inferiority prevailed that women themselves find it hard to believe that their own sex was once and for a very long time the superior and dominant sex. Votes: 0

Leaders are not known by their positions; they are known by their roles in those position. You have many gifts as a leader, but your dominant gift is what you will use to lead. Votes: 0

I came up in a time when Springsteen, the Stones, Dylan, and the Beatles were still dominant. For every magazine cover with a new band, there were five covers with one of those guys. Votes: 0

I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection. Votes: 0

Friday's turmoil in global markets looks set to continue to exert a dominant force on the foreign exchange markets. The usual trend when U.S. stocks fall is that the U.S. dollar suffers. Votes: 0

Religion and science both profess peace (and the sincerity of the professors is not being doubted), but each always turns out to have a dominant part in any war that is going or contemplated. Votes: 0

Examine from time to time what are the dominant passions of your soul, and having ascertained this, mold your life, so that in thought, word, and deed you may as far as possible counteract them. Votes: 0

Catastrophes come when some dominant institution, swollen like a soap-bubble and still standing without foundations, suddenly crumbles at the touch of what may seem a word or idea, but is really some stronger material source. Votes: 0

Steps toward a rapprochement between Israel and the Arab states create a process that turns economics into the moving force that shapes the regional relations instead of nationalist interests that were dominant in the past. Votes: 0

I like a certain grandeur to a landscape, which both the Arctic and coastal BC have. I like it to be at all times clear that people aren't the dominant fact of a particular geography. Votes: 0

One of the most striking developments has been the rise, fall and rise again of the semiconductor industry of the United States, which is, once again, the dominant player in the most advanced semiconductor product-markets. Votes: 0

Crude at first [the short story] received a literary polish in the press, but its dominant quality remained. It was concise and condense, yet suggestive. It was delightfully extravagant - or a miracle of understatement Votes: 0

The cause of all our personal problems and nearly all the problems of the world can be summed up in a single sentence: Human life is very deep, and our modern dominant lifestyle is not. Votes: 0

Could the one whom Christians worship be merely a mythological creation, or is he real? These questions have exercised many great minds and have been the dominant issue in New Testament studies during this century. Votes: 0

When you brought the Industrial Revolution in, all of a sudden India and China went from being the dominant global powers to being powers dominated by those who understood how to apply this new technology. Votes: 0

It seems to me that a mutually beneficial relationship between a man and woman requires the man to be dominant. A sensible woman will allow the man to think he is the most important partner. Votes: 0

I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So much of this comes also from a lack of education. Votes: 0

Can we think more than one thought at the same time? Most of us know we can't do that. Both hemispheres are always working all of the time. But one of them is always dominant. Votes: 0

Humans live in a world where the weak are dominant. This is a terrible insult to our animal nature, a sort of perversion or a deep contradiction. Votes: -1