Quotes about Introduction

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the whole state; since styles of music are never disturbed without affecting the most important political institutions. Votes: 4

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Votes: 4

Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into the professional world of performing was a stint as back up dancer for Lionel Richie and I performed at the closing ceremony at the '84 Olympics. Votes: 4

Introduction - a social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. Votes: 3

In Oxford before the war, I had, with this interest in mind, written a short textbook entitled, An Introduction to Economic Analysis and Policy. It was now my intention to rewrite this work. Votes: 3

His most characteristic detective stories end with the realization that no rational account of events is possible, and his suspense stories tend to close with terror not dissipated but omnipresent, like God.("Introduction") Votes: 3

In English, we were still on the Introduction to Poetry Unit, and I'm not lying, if I ever meet Percy Bysshe Shelley walking down the streets of Marysville, I'm going to punch him right in the face. Votes: 3

I was taught in my Introduction to Anthropology [course in college], it is not just the great works of [hu]mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it. Votes: 3

I do not know whether to be delighted or outraged by the fact that Literary Theory: An Introduction was the subject of a study by a well known U.S. business school, which was intrigued to discover how an academic text could become a best-seller. Votes: 3

Do you suppose I could buy back my introduction to you? Votes: 2

I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography. Votes: 2

I left Apple in April of 1984, pretty soon after the introduction of the Mac. Votes: 2

When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction. Votes: 2

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. Votes: 2

My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other people do not know. Votes: 2

The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them. Votes: 2

So perhaps the best thing to do is to stop writing Introductions and get on with the book. Votes: 2

You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles. Votes: 2

As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity. Votes: 2

All the gestures of children are graceful; the reign of distortion and unnatural attitudes commences with the introduction of the dancing master. Votes: 2

My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor. Votes: 2

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth. Votes: 2

For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced. Votes: 2

History is a kind of introduction to more interesting people than we can possibly meet in our restricted lives; let us not neglect the opportunity. Votes: 2

The study of Zen is a retraining. It is a series of new ways, not just one way, to learn to use your mind more efficiently. Votes: 2

The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge. Votes: 2

The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion. Votes: 2

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions. Votes: 2

I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real introduction into classical music. It was totally inspiring to me. Votes: 2

But with the Industrial Revolution and introduction of various industrial techniques for purifying sugar, we have a situation in which what we are consuming is not good nutritionally or ecologically. Votes: 2

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of philosophical ideas instead of political principles. Votes: 2

There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and where less can be more. Votes: 2

As the child approaches a new text he is entitled to an introduction so that when he reads, the gist of the... story can provide some guide for a fluent reading. Votes: 2

Up to 90% of the total decline in the death rate of children between 1860-1965 because of whooping cough, scarlet fever, diphtheria, and measles occurred before the introduction of immunisations and antibiotics. Votes: 2

With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine. Votes: 2

In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do. Votes: 2

The introduction of the cipher 0 or the group concept was general nonsense too, and mathematics was more or less stagnating for thousands of years because nobody was around to take such childish steps... Votes: 2

I joined the Army and was sent to the MIT radiation laboratory after a few months of introduction to electromagnetic wave theory in a special course, given for Army personnel at the University of Chicago. Votes: 2

I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of all those images of flayed apostles and tortured saints was a pretty strong introduction. Votes: 2

I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has a great experience at a pantomime they will continue to come year after year. Votes: 2

Every new medium has, within a short time of its introduction, been condemned as a threat to young people. Pulp novels would destroy their morals, TV would wreck their eyesight, video games would make them violent. Votes: 2

Innovation is hard. It really is. Because most people don't get it. Remember, the automobile, the airplane, the telephone, these were all considered toys at their introduction because they had no constituency. They were too new. Votes: 2

To the non-initiate, whose experience of sexuality and bodily pleasure may be distorted by negative cultural conditioning, the introduction of sexuality into a sacred context is often mistakenly misconstrued as the ordinary pursuit of sex for recreation. Votes: 2

Well, Apple invented the PC as we know it, and then it invented the graphical user interface as we know it eight years later (with the introduction of the Mac). But then, the company had a decade in which it took a nap. Votes: 2

My introduction to dissociation had been at Kenneth Cooper's clinic in January of 1975. Cooper had assembled a gaggle of top American distance runners and a half dozen top researchers, the intent being to figure out what the difference was - physiologically, biomechanically, psychologically - between elite and subelite runners. Votes: 2

Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way though. Votes: 2

At the age of 12 I won the school prize for Best English Essay. The prize was a copy of Somerset Maugham's 'Introduction To Modern English And American Literature.' To this day I keep it on the shelf between my collection of Forester's works and the little urn that contains my mother's ashes. Votes: 2

Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support roguery and error all over the earth. Votes: 2

In the original introduction to the word meme in the last chapter of 'The Selfish Gene,' I did actually use the metaphor of a 'virus.' So when anybody talks about something going viral on the Internet, that is exactly what a meme is, and it looks as though the word has been appropriated for a subset of that. Votes: 2

Dawson's Creek' was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn't find it creatively fulfilling in any way, though. Working with artists excites me, but 'Dawson's Creek' didn't do that. Votes: 2

When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as we had hoped, but luckily Owl kept his head and told us that the Opposite of an Introduction, my dear Pooh, was a Contradiction; and, as he is very good at long words, I am sure that that's what it is. Votes: 2

I assume I don't need an introduction. Votes: 0

The introduction of heartache began as a child. Votes: 0

Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction. Votes: 0

I enjoyed the promotion with K9 on my introduction day. Votes: 0

Platonic friendship-the interval between the introduction and the first kiss. Votes: 0

The introduction of political pluralism often quickly led to bad results. Votes: 0

The introduction of numbers as coordinates is an act of violence. Votes: 0

Absolutely, 'Rabbit Hole' gave me a nice first introduction into film acting. Votes: 0

The Music is the only corporeal introduction to the superior world of Knowledge. Votes: 0

Diligence in employments of less consequence is the most successful introduction to greater enterprises. Votes: 0

Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects. Votes: 0

The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book. Votes: 0

Innovation is the market introduction of a technical or organisational novelty, not just its invention. Votes: 0

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. Votes: 0

An excellent introduction to the rise and fall of the British Raj, accurate, succinct, and engaging. Votes: 0

My first introduction to chemistry came at a quite early age through my mother's elder brother. Votes: 0

If nobody throws all their rules at you, you might make a song with no introduction. Votes: 0

If I ever saw him again,he was going to get a proper introduction to Tasey. Votes: 0

The introduction of resistance in form of sand and hill is too important to be ignored. Votes: 0

Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword. Votes: 0

Every interpretation is but an introduction to another interpretation, and that is how Talmud pages are printed... Votes: 0

Who Was Jesus? Fingerprints of the Christ just might be the best short introduction to Biblical scholarship yet. Votes: 0

Intended to serve as an introduction to both the linguistic and also the practical study of spoken English. Votes: 0

The wearer of smiles and the bearer of a kindly disposition needs no introduction, but is welcome anywhere. Votes: 0

Less depends upon the choice of words than upon this, that their introduction shall be justified by pregnant theorems. Votes: 0

The best introduction to the psychological world of one of the most important and gifted writers of our time. Votes: 0

Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am, Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram. Votes: 0

A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions. Votes: 0

You don't need an introduction to succeed in life. You need to have good work. Work hard. Believe in yourself Votes: 0

I don't see how an epigram, being a bolt from the blue, with no introduction or cue, ever gets itself writ. Votes: 0

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination. Votes: 0

The introduction of LSD and psychedelics into the culture produced a transformation of the entire culture, the consciousness of the culture. Votes: 0

[Heresy is] the dislocation of a complete and self-supporting scheme by the introduction of a novel denial of some essential part therein. Votes: 0

My first introduction to fashion probably came through television: I was obsessed with Elsa Klensch, who used to cover fashion for CNN. Votes: 0

My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties. Votes: 0

A Literary Society is the most proper form for the introduction of our Order into any state where we are yet strangers. Votes: 0

When you travel to the Celestial City, carry no letter of introduction. When you knock, ask to see God,--none of the servants. Votes: 0

The introduction of so powerful an agent as steam [to a carriage on wheels] will make a great change in the situation of man. Votes: 0

Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be [used] to explain everything. Votes: 0

The fruits of Christianity were religious wars, butcheries, crusades, inquisitions, extermination of the natives of America, and the introduction of African slaves in their place. Votes: 0

Arguably, it was the introduction of international non-proliferation treaties in the late '80s that finally led to the missiles being removed from Greenham Common. Votes: 0

My introduction to cell cycle control was provided by a clear, scholarly and beautiful seminar given by John Gerhart one afternoon in the summer of 1979. Votes: 0

Bond's introduction: "Bond. James Bond." Repeated in 17 subsequent Bond films. Number One in the Top Ten Most Famous Movie Quotes. -The Guinness Book of Film Votes: 0

I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators. Votes: 0

I remember my mom had a big collection of copies of Saturday Evening Post magazines, and that was really my introduction to those great illustrators. Votes: 0

The introduction of cooking may well have been the decisive factor in leading man from a primarily animal existence into one that was more fully human. Votes: 0

Morning Glory's introduction to the magical ways of the Goddess, manifest in our time, has enlarged my understanding of Pagan ways, enriching my spirit and imagination. Votes: 0

The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge. Votes: 0

The introduction of Christianity, which, under whatever form, always confers such inestimable benefits on mankind, soon made a sensible change in these rude and fierce manners. Votes: 0

My first introduction to New Orleans was from the air, flying high over the city with a view of the land - and water - below. Votes: 0

My introduction to photography and a lot of how I developed aesthetically was through '50s and early-'60s fashion magazines like Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. Votes: 0

Apparently deciding Charles's brief introduction wasn't good enough, his brother reintroduced himself. “Dr. Samuel Cornick, elder brother and tormentor. Very nice to meet you, Anna— Votes: 0

When I did that first movie, it was the introduction to all the set-up time and the waiting time that's endemic in motion pictures, and the repetition. Votes: 0

The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. Votes: 0

There has been nothing more impactful on my life and meaningful to me than the introduction of Christ. That, hands down, blows away every joke I've ever written. Votes: 0

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England. Votes: 0

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited. Votes: 0

Arithmetic has a very great and elevating effect, compelling the soul to reason about abstract number, and rebelling against the introduction of visible or tngible objects into the argument. Votes: 0

My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. Votes: 0

English life is seventh-eighths below the surface, like an iceberg, and living in England for a year constitutes merely an introduction to an introduction to an introduction to it. Votes: 0

Much later, when I was discussing cosmological problems with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder he ever made in his life. Votes: 0

I grew up listening to everything, and when I got signed to a record deal out of Nashville, that was my introduction to what was happening in country music. Votes: 0

I started in a research lab for TV cameras, then I worked at a tape duplication facility. That was the first introduction for me to recorded music and hi-fi. Votes: 0

It takes great effort to follow the rules of a pull system ... thus a half-hearted introduction of a pull system brings a hundred harms and not a single gain. Votes: 0

The introduction of a substantial Government transfer tax on all transactions might prove the most serviceable reform available,with a view to mitigating the predominance of speculation in the United States. Votes: 0

I am beginning to see a large-scale introduction of various management tools, philosophies and practices in the service sectors and have a high hope that it will become a global trend. Votes: 0

With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine Votes: 0

My introduction to the Brady book was an attempt to nail the exact same idea since Brady addressed the point. And since I write pornography, naturally, something of an obsession for me. Votes: 0

In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the mobilisation of the U.S. military's might, three printing firms, and hundreds of trucks. Votes: 0

I skip the introduction. If the book goes in the trash, I want it to go because of my thoughts on it, not because of some Asshole's thoughts who wrote the introduction. Votes: 0

I was once on a panel where we concluded that the only things you couldn't have in YA were boring and beastiality. Now with the introduction of shapeshifters, I'd say just boring. Votes: 0

Solving Problems with NMR Spectroscopy is a very welcome addition to the existing literature. It fulfills a real need for an up-to-date and authoritatively written introduction for students and practitioners of NMR. Votes: 0

I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent on tours, some of that was extremely violent. Votes: 0

I am intentionally avoiding the standard term which, by the way, did not exist in Euler's time. One of the ugliest outgrowths of the "new math" was the premature introduction of technical terms. Votes: 0

My first introduction to African music was by my mother, who bought the 'Pata Pata' album by the great Miriam Makeba when it came out. Now that is an album. What a voice. Votes: 0

Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying. Votes: 0

The introduction of Harriet Tubman is going to be very exciting, she's a real life superhero so for us to be able to feature her this season is groundbreaking for a television series. Votes: 0

I'm pretty good with talking to girls if I have an introduction, but I'm the worst at trying to go pick up a girl. I'm really bad at breaking the ice. It's awkward! Votes: 0

I should start by saying that traveling in the States is a bit like traveling in Asia. You need it, it helps to have an introduction - that there is a certain network. Votes: 0

I had long since given up trying to extract from a woman as it were the square root of her unknown quantity, the mystery of which a mere introduction was generally enough to dispel. Votes: 0

Mr. Cat and Mr. Dog were neighbors who fought like, well, cats and dogs. That is until Mr. Rat moved in. It's fascinating how easily two enemies ally at the introduction of a third. Votes: 0

Whatever has "wit enough to keep it sweet" defies corruption and outlasts all time; but the wit must be of that outward and visible order which needs no introduction or demonstration at our hands. Votes: 0

The demand for digital textbooks has increased since its introduction to the marketplace. As students become more familiar with them and computers get faster, larger and more portable, this product will gain in popularity. Votes: 0

A Catholic is raised with the idea that he will die any minute now and if he doesn't live his life in a certain way, this death is an introduction to an eternity of pain. Votes: 0