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Presented with the claims of nineteenth-century racist anthropology, a rational person will ask two sorts of questions: 'What is the scientific status of the claims?' 'What social or ideological needs do they serve?' Votes: 3

Presented memorial to [Constitutional Convention] committee on sufferage. Was very courteously treated. We all felt it a great day in the history of Utah. The committee informed us they had passed on W[oman] S[uffrage] being ten to five in favor. Votes: 3

You will be Presented with Lessons: You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called ‘life.’ Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum Votes: 3

Don't leave inferences to be drawn when evidence can be presented. Votes: 1

The college graduate is presented with a sheepskin to cover his intellectual nakedness. Votes: 1

I think that no matter what you're doing as a teenager, you're going to be presented with peer pressure. Votes: 1

What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye. Votes: 1

Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences. Votes: 1

Choices of right or wrong are not presented to you in black and white. If they were, I'm sure most people would choose white. Votes: 1

The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children. Votes: 1

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the person. He added nothing to photography as a medium. I hold his work in low regard. Votes: 1

Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles? Votes: 1

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful. Votes: 1

Biographers use historians more than historians use biographers, although there can be two-way traffic - e.g., the ever-growing production of biographies of women is helping to change the general picture of the past presented by historians. Votes: 1

I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. 'Memoirs of a Geisha' was not so much about physical exertion... it was much more graceful and contained than that. Votes: 1

I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't like them but they'll accept them. But reforms have to be presented in a digestible format. Votes: 1

In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away. Votes: 1

If a man could pass through Paradise in a dream, and have a flower presented to him as a pledge that his soul had really been there, and if he found that flower in his hand when he awake - Aye, what then? Votes: 1

You need to look no further than Apple's iPhone to see how fast brilliantly written software presented on a beautifully designed device with a spectacular user interface will throw all the accepted notions about pricing, billing platforms and brand loyalty right out the window. Votes: 1

We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation. Votes: 1

My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and that's the way I'd like to convey them myself. Votes: 1

It's rather splendid to think of all those great men and women who appear to have presented symptoms that allow us to describe them as bipolar. Whether it's Hemingway, Van Gogh... Robert Schumann has been mentioned... Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath... some of them with rather grim ends. Votes: 1

The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa in a very bad light and Africans in very lurid terms. The reason for this had to do with the need to justify the slave trade and slavery. Votes: 1

Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it's not simply, 'Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?' That's an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that's presented in front of you. Votes: 1

Repetitiveness is one of the things that's most difficult to get away from in genre pictures, because people come specifically to see certain kinds of things but get disappointed if they're presented in the same way. So to try to find a new way to show old stuff is always the challenge. Votes: 1

The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination of true knowledge, has resulted in a zeal without discretion that has vulgarised Christianity, and has presented its teachings in a form that often repels the heart and alienates the intellect. Votes: 1

I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love to ride horses. The wilder and faster the better! If I'm presented with a fast horse or a fast boat, I still get that shiver of excitement and I cannot resist. Luckily I never seem to have any accidents, and thank God for that. Votes: 1

We live in a world of communication - everyone gets information about everyone else. There is universal comparison and you don't just compare yourself with the people next door, you compare yourself to people all over the world and with what is being presented as the decent, proper and dignified life. It's the crime of humiliation. Votes: 1

For the last five years, we have been presented with the idea that Barack Obama is superhuman. Barack Obama is unlike any of us or anyone else. And he isn't. In fact, he's much less achieved and much less accomplished than most who have gotten half as far as he has, and I think maybe what we saw was the best. Votes: 1

Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols. Votes: 0

Dictionary: Opinion presented as truth in alphabetical order. Votes: 0

A brilliant and challenging discussion presented with extraordinary clarity. Votes: 0

MAMMOOTTY has presented an outstanding performance in film'New Delhi' Votes: 0

No greater problem is presented to the human mind. Votes: 0

Many an injustice is presented as solution and gift. Votes: 0

I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge. Votes: 0

A good opportunity is seldom presented, and is easily lost. Votes: 0

The religious opponents of Christian conservatives are presented as moderates. Votes: 0

Passion presented with a greater challenge achieves a greater goal. Votes: 0

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself. Votes: 0

Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Votes: 0

With confidence, he open the door of life presented to him. Votes: 0

I've never presented myself as anything less than a flawed person. Votes: 0

The '60s are presented to kids today as a commodity. Votes: 0

It's not ideological to ask someone to stick to the question presented. Votes: 0

From the beginning, the HIV/AIDS pandemic has presented very difficult challenges. Votes: 0

The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself. Votes: 0

We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. Votes: 0

Sometimes the things presented to us as choices aren't choices at all. Votes: 0

You've got to seize the opportunity if it is presented to you. Votes: 0

... nonbelievers will insist on their convictions regardlesshow many miracles are presented to them Votes: 0

I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented. Votes: 0

The way something is presented will define the way you react to it. Votes: 0

Even a mediocre idea created and presented with passion can change the world. Votes: 0

Whenever a new situation presented itself, you had to remain cool and distant Votes: 0

When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is. Votes: 0

When Jesus got the big questions, he didn't present arguments. He presented himself. Votes: 0

The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally. Votes: 0

I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been presented. Votes: 0

But to Lord Peter the world presented itself as an entertaining labyrinth of side-issues Votes: 0

Everything is presented in as devious a manner as it could possibly be presented. Votes: 0

Much of the material presented in schools strikes students as alien, if not pointless. Votes: 0

I love epistolary novels and became wildly excited when the form presented itself to me. Votes: 0

Mathematics is the only instructional material that can be presented in an entirely undogmatic way. Votes: 0

The subject itself is of no account; what matters is the way it is presented. Votes: 0

I alone, as the sharer of their way of life, presented a replica of childhood. Votes: 0

What?" She drew herself up, stern as a cat presented with the wrong food for dinner. Votes: 0

Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people. Votes: 0

Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses. Votes: 0

The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them. Votes: 0

Childhood is like a mirror, which reflects in after life the images first presented to it. Votes: 0

Nancy Reagan, when presented with kids with really painful disabilities and deformities, she was completely undaunted. Votes: 0

No race of kings has ever presented above one man of common sense in twenty generations. Votes: 0

Disneyland is presented as imaginary in order to make us believe that the rest is real. Votes: 0

Going to Freedom's Watch was a job opportunity that presented itself, so I jumped at it. Votes: 0

God reigns when we take a liberal view, when a liberal view is presented to us. Votes: 0

They presented a description of the world to all of us which was very limited and narrow. Votes: 0

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves. Votes: 0

There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill. Votes: 0

The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion. Votes: 0

I am convinced that great ideas that are powerfully presented can change a mind in five minutes. Votes: 0

Passion presented with a greater challenge achieves a greater goal.-- from The Sexual Side of Spirituality Votes: 0

I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other. Votes: 0

Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it. Votes: 0

Learning is a process where knowledge is presented to us, then shaped through understanding, discussion and reflection. Votes: 0

There is no idea, no fact, which could not be vulgarized and presented in a ludicrous light. Votes: 0

In the endgame, an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance. Votes: 0

In life, when presented with any situation, breathe, take your time, focus and then decide what to do. Votes: 0

Dream big and you will be presented with the opportunity to lead the world on an incredible adventure. Votes: 0

Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement. Votes: 0

I want the stark beauty that a lens can so exactly render presented without interference of artistic effect. Votes: 0

When I present evidence, I expect the judge to hear and see all the evidence that gets presented. Votes: 0

I'm Language Gal. I can speak any language presented to me. And I look exactly like Halle Berry. Votes: 0

I have an enormous appetite to see life as I know it presented in front of my eyes. Votes: 0

Variety of form and brilliancy of color in the object presented to patients are an actual means of recovery. Votes: 0

I don't care how much evidence the state presented. I've never for one moment believed he murdered that waitress. Votes: 0

Most persons who indulge in second thought don't do much thinking when the subject is presented for first thought. Votes: 0

When the universe presented unexpected gifts to the undeserving, how else were they to react, except with sheer paranoia? Votes: 0

I love 'Top Chef.' I think it rewrote the book on how food shows are presented on TV. Votes: 0

It is our business not to supply reality but to invent allusions to the conceivable which cannot be presented. Votes: 0

When my mother left her second husband, she wrote her autobiography and presented it to him for his approval. Votes: 0

All forms of yoga involve occult assumptions, even hatha yoga, which is often presented as a merely physical discipline. Votes: 0

In a cult intervention information is presented about the group that the member is most often not aware of. Votes: 0

Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it. Votes: 0

Without Visitors who are enticed to take action when presented with your offers, all you have is a hobby. Votes: 0

Some people thrive on creating chaos and then operating through it, though usually that's presented as a female trait. Votes: 0

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It should be offered as a gift. Votes: 0

One can beg, buy, be presented with and find love in the streets, but it can never be stolen. Votes: 0

I've always been interested in fashion, and Urban Outfitters presented me with a huge opportunity to pursue that interest. Votes: 0

I deny their credentials as whales; and have presented them with their passports to quit the Kingdom of Cetology." Votes: 0

I have always maintained that the one important phenomenon presented by modern society is - the enormous prosperity of Fools. Votes: 0

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting. Votes: 0

I must've got whacked on the head. He presented a totally false person for me to fall in love with. Votes: 0

If the world is presented as resources to be exploited, then, more than likely, you're going to exploit the world. Votes: 0

The ne plus ultra of wickedness is embodied in what is commonly presented to mankind as the creed of Christianity. Votes: 0

None of us is promised tomorrow... So whenever an opportunity has presented itself for me I'm willing to take it. Votes: 0

I think that money is devoted to serious journalism, with analysis, interestingly presented, by good writers can still sell newspapers. Votes: 0

The leader continually passes on the vision to those who come around, knowing that dreams, if presented right, are contagious. Votes: 0

Darwinism as presented by Darwin contradicted idealistic philosophy, and this contradiction grew deeper with the development of its materialist teaching. Votes: 0

Do I look like a sex-symbol or a pin-up boy? It's just that my father presented me like a dream. Votes: 0

Staring at the wall opposite him he presented the queen with a view of his ear and awaited her orders. Votes: 0

At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented. Votes: 0

One reason why Shakespeare's plays remain so popular is that they're now regularly presented in updated stagings with a contemporary flavor. Votes: 0

The deeper inner teachings are presented to very few because few would understand them. The exoteric teachings are presented to many. Votes: 0

No matter what amount of negativity you are presented with, 5 minutes from now could be the best moment of your life. Votes: 0

Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every problem which can be fairly presented to it. Votes: 0

If Martin Luther King were here he'd be very surprised at some of the sugar-coated versions of American history presented today. Votes: 0

[Warren Beatty] definitely sees 'Rules' as a comedic consequence to the American sexual puritanism that is dramatically presented in 'Splendor.' Votes: 0

Just when the question of how to live had become clearer to him, a new insoluble problem presented itself - Death. Votes: 0

Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. Votes: 0

Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should. Votes: 0

Every day the choice is presented to us, to live up to the spirit that is in us, or deny it. Votes: 0

Essentially, there's no scientific evidence whatsoever that could ever be presented to me that would wipe out my fundamental spiritual beliefs. Votes: 0

By furthering the use of ethanol, farmers are presented with the opportunity to produce a cash crop by collecting their agricultural wastes. Votes: 0

Simplicity can have a negative impact when it's the crude reduction of nuances beyond appreciation: a Matisse presented as a 16-color GIF. Votes: 0

There's a difference between logic and what maybe people see when they're presented evidence and justice and that they're not always together. Votes: 0

Poetry is the most concentrated form of literature; it is the most emotionalized and powerful way in which thought can be presented ... Votes: 0

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Votes: 0

Similarly, the Marquis is presented in this film as someone who would disturb the status quo and therefore must be kept imprisoned. Votes: 0

Capitalism and the market are presented as synonymous, but they are not. Capitalism is both the enemy of the market and democracy. Votes: 0

There are three types of actions : purposeful, habitual, and gratuitous. Characters , to be immediate and apprehensible, must be presented by all three. Votes: 0

You know, whenever I was presented with a challenge that brought up feelings of fear or self-doubt, I almost always said, 'Yes'. Votes: 0

The best creative solutions don't come from finding good answers to the questions that are presented... They come from inventing new questions! Votes: 0

An optimist is presented with a problem and sees an opportunity. A pessimist is presented with an opportunity and sees a problem. Votes: 0

The first author of speech was God himself, that instructed Adam how to name such creatures as He presented to his sight... Votes: 0

The strength of 'Peep Show' has always been that that it's quite traditional, but it's obviously presented in a very new way. Votes: 0

The reason I say I'm a horrible person is I don't want myself to be presented as somebody who's a great Catholic. Votes: 0

I am innocent! But only because the opportunity to partake in an activity that would render me guilty has not presented itself. Votes: 0

I can't imagine anybody who has spoken to more, or presented more non-famous people on television in the history of the world. Votes: 0

Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. Votes: 0

There are plenty of people to whom the crucial problem of their lives never get presented in terms that they can understand. Votes: 0

A man who has drank his drinks cold at the same expense for one week can never be presented with them warm again. Votes: 0

The future presented by the internet is the mass amateurization of publishing and a switch from 'Why publish this?' to 'Why not? Votes: 0

I think the fashion industry was slightly put off by people they didn't know. They were presented with things like 20-gatefold color brochures. Votes: 0

The idea of changing and fixing the problem of how news is presented on the Internet has been recognized for a long time. Votes: 0

If I were to limit myself to the opportunities that were presented playing only Chinese-American parts, I would be virtually without a career. Votes: 0

When I was signed, at the age of 23...the fact that I presented myself as an out gay man was very, very unusual. Votes: 0

Yahweh is presented in the Jewish Bible as stateless and nationless. He can't be used as a totem or fetish in that way. Votes: 0

Consumers presented with six choices on an item were twice as likely to buy as consumers overwhelmed with 24 varieties of the same item. Votes: 0

Every established fact which is too bad to admit of any other defence is always presented to us as an injunction of religion. Votes: 0

Just because I'm presented life in a certain way doesn't mean I do all these things. It's just something I choose to express. Votes: 0

When fame presented itself to me, I was not at a point in my life where I was equipped to deal with it. Votes: 0

It seems to me that a Christian like myself is presented with major problems, but they're nothing like the problems of the atheist. Votes: 0

For me, Amazon has stepped in and presented the future of entertainment. Obviously, the future of entertainment is going to be on the internet. Votes: 0

Bolshevism presented itself as an economic threat to themselves at the same time that Nazism presented itself as a political threat to their countries. Votes: 0

The claims of no people, according to established policy and usage, are respected by any nation, until they are presented in a national capacity. Votes: 0

The gospel is one of harmony, unity, and agreement. It must be presented in love, and with glad tidings, by those who are calm. Votes: 0

I'd much rather go out and have music randomly presented to me by different DJs than stay home and discover it on my own. Votes: 0

I like things that have to do with what is real, elegant, well presented and without excessive style. In other words, just fine observation. Votes: 0

Public-opinion polls show that Americans split about evenly on civil unions. But when the words 'gay marriage' are presented, they break 3-to-1 against it. Votes: 0

Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all Votes: 0

I can assure all Americans that the best decision is going to be made based on all of the information presented to the president. Votes: 0

Economics as currently presented in textbooks and taught in the classroom does not have much to do with business management, and still less with entrepreneurship. Votes: 0

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation. Votes: 0

A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by some gracious visitation. Votes: 0

A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread. Votes: 0

The brain's strong point is its flexibility. It is unsurpassed at making shrewd guesses and at grasping the total meaning of information presented to it. Votes: 0

We plan to spend 20 billion lari ($12 billion) from the budget in the next four years on implementation of all tasks presented in our new programme. Votes: 0

I have an impressionable palate. A well-worded menu or beautifully presented dish excites me. I get a great deal of pleasure just thinking about food. Votes: 0

Politeness, however, acts the lady's maid to our thoughts; and they are washed, dressed, curled, rouged, and perfumed, before they are presented to the public ... Votes: 0

In today's impoverished dialogue, critiques of liberalism are often naively called "conservative," as if twenty-five hundred years of Western intellectual tradition presented no other alternatives. Votes: 0

My work since the late '80s specifically questioned what was presented as the 'natural' order of things in the history of post-war-N.Y. painting. Votes: 0

The real question one should ask when presented with a puzzle is, ‘Should I solve it? Do I really need to know the answer? Votes: 0

The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business. Votes: 0

Students should not feel as if they had missed the boat if they failed examinations and should be presented with more opportunities to further their studies. Votes: 0

When you're ready to stop, stop. If you have presented all the facts and made the point you want to make, look for the nearest exit. Votes: 0

Very young children love and demand stories, and can understand complex matters presented as stories, when their powers of comprehending general concepts, paradigms, are almost nonexistent. Votes: 0

I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones. Votes: 0

Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself. Votes: 0

Rule 1. Original data should be presented in a way that will preserve the evidence in the original data for all the predictions assumed to be useful. Votes: 0

Within the context of listening and understanding and walking with people together, we discover anew what were the teachings of Jesus, what he presented to us. Votes: 0

My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view. Votes: 0

The inward offer is a kind of spiritual enlightenment, whereby the promises are presented to the hearts of men, as it were, by an inward word. Votes: 0

Your success in life does not altogether depend on ability and training; it also depends on your determination to grasp opportunities that are presented to you. Votes: 0

The sad truth is that among today's evangelicals it is not loving and esteeming God but self-love and self-esteem that are presented as the pressing need! Votes: 0

What has been presented as Christianity during these nineteen centuries is only a beginning, full of mistakes, not full blown Christianity springing from the spirit of Jesus. Votes: 0

I then discovered the Pop Art of Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Peter Max. I was inspired that these fun and colourful images could be presented seriously on canvas. Votes: 0

Even more important than statistics is then having the staff that can take the data and ensure it's presented in a way that improves individuals and teams. Votes: 0

The journalistic code of ethics governing the broadcasts requires that opposing views be presented, and that journalists' personal opinions or judgments be left out of factual reporting. Votes: 0

Stick with your own perception of yourself-living in your own world-and letting your reality, not the reality presented by other people or particular situations, control your performance. Votes: 0

What appears in the pictures was the subject's decision, not mine. I took what they presented - delicate moments - unadorned and unglamorous, yet tender and exquisite. Votes: 0

The photograph may be presented as finely and artistically as you will; but to merit serious consideration, must be directly connected with the world we live in. Votes: 0

I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies. Votes: 0

When it comes to the British monarchy, I prefer to be seduced by an image than presented with a real person. It's kind of a Warhol thing. Votes: 0

The way 'Showgirls' was presented to me, it sounded like an interesting project, and it kind of just went off the rails as we were doing it. Votes: 0

Success is the peace of mind that comes when you know you have given everything you have to give to the opportunities that life has presented you. Votes: 0

Get me a skinny frappuccino. I have no idea what that is - I would like to think you would be presented with a tiny Italian man. Votes: 0

I was born knowing that I had to be a painter, because my father, an art historian, always presented painting as the only acceptable thing in life. Votes: 0

As a ballplayer, you just want to feel respected. I like the way Washington presented the team to me and I feel good about what was being said. Votes: 0

The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process will raise questions. Votes: 0

This is what we desire in intimate relationships but this deep connection is often so frightful that most do not take advantage of the opportunities presented for honesty. Votes: 0

Imagination is a screen onto which the evil spirits can 'project' images, temptations presented as stimulating entertainments, offering us pleasurable rewards if we give in to the temptation. Votes: 0

Except in expert hands, stats can get in the way of story; an array of data that might better be presented in a table instead clogs up sentences. Votes: 0

We feel that in the future, groups are going to have to offer much more than just a pop show. They'll have to offer a well-presented theatre show. Votes: 0

When the Australian Government looked at how to meet the challenges, and the opportunities, presented by our ageing population, it saw that an all-encompassing approach was a prerequisite. Votes: 0

I used to be obsessed about how I presented myself. I didn't want other people dressing me because I didn't want to be treated like a clothes horse. Votes: 0

After much deliberation, and after reviewing the legal, public policy and civil-rights questions presented, I support marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be repealed. Votes: 0

We have made mistakes! We were too late. If we had presented our national interests more clearly from the beginning, the world would still be in balance today. Votes: 0

Even of if a certain backlash is unavoidable, we must make the most of the momentous chance with which history has presented us so swiftly and so unexpectedly. Votes: 0

The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it's already there. You can see it with your own eyes. Votes: 0

I think a successful adaptation rises or falls on the work presented. If people need to read the book to understand the play, I didn't complete the job. Votes: 0

Concepts can never be presented to me merely, they must be knitted into the structure of my being, and this can only be done through my own activity. Votes: 0

Turkey, unlike chicken, has very elegant characteristics. It has more of a cache than chicken. Turkey is a delicacy, so it should be presented in such a way. Votes: 0

When you get into making movies, then the physical mundane reality of life must be presented. But in comics you can jack it up and work in shorthand. Votes: 0

In the future, bands are going to have to offer more than a pop show. They are going to have to an offer a well presented theatre show Votes: 0

God has presented this opportunity for us and we are stepping up to the plate. The pastor knows the area we work in and makes it much easier. Votes: 0

At best the principles that economists have supposed the choices of rational individuals to satisfy can be presented as guidelines for us to consider when we make our decisions. Votes: 0

The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations. Votes: 0

I think music needs to be presented in a way so that kids can grasp songs, dances, simple music that's associated with some particular defining moment in human experience. Votes: 0

John Conyers' office has been very responsive to citizen concerns and the Internet has presented a way to communicate with them in a way that's never before been there. Votes: 0

It occurred to me that a lot of beauty has to do with believing it yourself. That half of what we see is just the way it is presented. Votes: 0

I am a firm believer in intelligent design as a matter of faith and intellect, and I believe it should be presented in schools alongside the theories of evolution. Votes: 0

Truth is more deceptive than falsehood, for it is more frequently presented by those from whom we do not expect it, and so has against it a numerical presumption. Votes: 0

Now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp. Votes: 0

Kids are intimidated by the way science and technology is presented. It's made, frankly, quite boring and it becomes part of a curriculum that chases particularly women and minorities away. Votes: 0

A mental disease has swept the planet: banalization presented with the alternative of love or a garbage disposal unit, young people of all countries have chosen the garbage disposal unit. Votes: 0

It's difficult to tell the truth about how a book begins. The truth, as far as it can be presented to other people, is either wholly banal or too intimate. Votes: 0

Truth must be dug up from the past and presented to the circle of scholastics in scientific form and then through stories and dramatizations that will permeate our educational system. Votes: 0

Enough. Man is capable of reform once presented with the facts, and the fact is that bottling water and shipping it is a big waste of fuel, so stop already. Votes: 0

Since entering the new century, China and Africa have seized the historic opportunities presented by the deepening of globalization, worked together and helped each other to achieve a win-win outcome. Votes: 0

I also have two children under three who keep me up all night and don't seem to understand the benefits of sitting in silence, which has presented an interesting challenge. Votes: 0

Q: Do you really distance yourself from your subject? I mean, what would you do if you were presented with a young girl burning to death? A: About 1/60 at f5.6. Votes: 0

I am a big fan of Dos Passos' stylistic ability, his poetic approach to prose, but the ideas presented in the songs are quite different from those which he exemplified. Votes: 0

The theory of the free press is not that the truth will be presented completely or perfectly in any one instance, but that the truth will emerge from free discussion Votes: 0

My parents were very traditional Nigerians who wanted doctor, lawyer, teacher [children], but when I actually had a dream and I presented the dream to them, they were 100 percent supportive. Votes: 0

Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause. Votes: 0

... Tarrasch's 'dogmas' are not eternal truisms, but merely instructional material presented in an accessible and witty form, those necessary rudiments from which one can begin to grasp the secrets of chess ... Votes: 0

It is a great honor for me to be presented the award by Mikhail Gorbachev and also to be acknowledged with the World Actress Award at the Women World Awards Gala 2005. Votes: 0

Just like watering the field will cause both the desired seed and the undesirable weed to germinate, the opportunities for your mission in life will be equally presented with real-life threats. Votes: 0

This no longer a state of mind it's a reality, this is the beginning of an opportunity that hasn't presented itself in Collin County or any other county in the country. Votes: 0

I was strongly encouraged by a science teacher who took an interest in me and presented me with a key to the laboratory to allow me to work whenever I wanted. Votes: 0

To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all. Votes: 0

Had Marx understood the implications of the principles of capitalistic distribution which presented themselves to him as "appearances" only, he might have become a revolutionary capitalist instead of a revolutionary socialist. Votes: 0

I still dont consider myself as going Hollywood. I did a movie because the opportunity presented itself and it was fun. When everything stops being fun, Ill go onto something else. Votes: 0

Far from being an aberration that is not representative of Christianity, the persecution of heretics follows logically from the connection of faith and salvation as presented by Jesus in the Gospels. Votes: 0

The child should love everything he learns. Whatever is presented to him must be made beautiful and clear. Once this love has been kindled, all problems confronting the educationalist will disappear. Votes: 0

We had the courage to face the superpowers that wanted a military triumph for each side they supported in Central America. We told them, 'No,' and presented a peace plan. Votes: 0

Not since the days of George W. Bush's 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' initiatives has America been presented with a project as cravenly corporate and backward-looking as the Keystone XL pipeline. Votes: 0

All the media is anymore is the Democrat Party's agenda, the Democrat Party's political desires and objectives presented as "the news" and also presented as popularly supported by the American people. Votes: 0

At this late stage in the history of American capitalism I'm not sure I know how much testimony still needs to be presented to establish the relation between profit and theft. Votes: 0

I was influenced by the medieval theological beliefs when I presented Satan in Jesus' dream as unable to figure out who or what Jesus is, and unable to see the future. Votes: 0

All the media is anymore is the Democrat Party's agenda, the Democrat Party's political desires and objectives presented as "the news" and also presented as popularly supported by the American people. Votes: 0

If I should be so blessed as to revisit again my own country, but more especially Manchester, all that I could hope or desire would be presented before in one view. Votes: 0

When music is presented which, however appropriate for other occasions, does not fit the Sabbath, much is lost. . . . The Spirit does not ratify speech nor confirm music which lacks spiritual substance. Votes: 0

Too much of anything is a mistake, as the man said when his wife presented him with four new healthy children in one day. We should practice moderation in all matters. Votes: 0

All I did was die,' I said. 'And then, when presented with an opportunity not to be dead any more, I took it. Anyone else would have done the same thing. Votes: 0

Let me introduce the word 'hypertext' to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper. Votes: 0

The choice between two of something is not a choice at all, but rather the opportunity to subscribe to the value system which holds the two presented choices as mutually exclusive alternatives. Votes: 0

The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised. Votes: 0

My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork, etc., and the results were presented in these terms. Votes: 0

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness - presented alienated forms of our true historical being. Votes: 0

In the Bible, fate was often presented as the handmaiden of morality: sin was succeeded by misfortune, righteousness by prosperity, with reward and punishment instrumental in persuading man to obey divine commandments. Votes: 0

My analysis was directed toward purely physical conditions, such as defective wiring, presence of lack of air spaces between metal flues and woodwork, etc., and the results were presented in these terms. Votes: 0

Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can say no to that, and that's very powerful. Votes: 0

The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are -very simply put -adjusting to reality. These times, and our citizens, demand change. Votes: 0

Contemplate the wonders of creation, the Divine dimension of their being, not as a dim configuration that is presented to you from a distance, but as the reality in which you live. Votes: 0

It's well known by now that I had a special need to get Maureen's goat when ever the opportunity presented itself. I was a boy and she was the enemy... a girl. Votes: 0

Life is a test and this world a place of trial. Always the problems - or it may be the same problem - will be presented to every generation in different forms. Votes: 0

If you had to find a period in history that would equate to what the Internet has presented us with now, it would be Elizabethan England. It was a world in flux. Votes: 0

I struggle against photography. I struggle against the fact that it is silent, that it is just a piece of paper on the wall, often presented in a tedious white matt frame. Votes: 0

My wife and I have four children, and none of them are in lab science, so clearly I returned home at night and presented a fairly unattractive example of a scientific life. Votes: 0

They are presented attractively for the same reason that kittens are cute - so that they can draw you in, then pounce on you for the kill. Seriously. Stay away from kittens. Votes: 0

I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty. Votes: 0

Religion is the worst thing that ever happened to mankind - the ironic part is that it's presented as a good thing, and its effect is absolutely catastrophic to individuals and to societies. Votes: 0

Two persons have been elected to the offices of President and Vice-President exclusively by the people of ONE SECTION of the country...A clearer case of foreign domination could not well be presented. Votes: 0

Music - so different from painting - is the art which we enjoy most in company with others. A symphony, presented in a room with one other listener, would please him but little. Votes: 0

The Pushcart War' is presented as a history of a conflict that has not yet taken place; in each edition of the book, the date on which the hostilities commenced is nudged forward. Votes: 0

Using the risk-based approach presented by the ISPE Guide (i.e., system and component level classification) limited qualification activities to verifying and testing critical aspects of direct impact systems and their critical components. Votes: 0

I have purposely presented the land ethic as a product of social evolution because nothing so important as an ethic is ever 'written'… It evolves in the minds of a thinking community. Votes: 0

Cruelty practiced as a matter of social principle or public policy, and presented to the community as a means to a higher goal is the most obscene and decadent phenomenon of any civilization. Votes: 0

A good model of how to 'work with the enemy' internally is presented by the Dalai Lama, in his endless caretaking of his soul as he confronts the Chinese government that invaded Tibet. Votes: 0

I do not care about my own appearance, but I would hope that people could see into my soul, and that is presented better in these photographs than in others. (On his self-portraits) Votes: 0

Who cannot but see oftentimes how strange the threads of our destiny run? Oft it is only for a moment the favorable instant is presented. We miss it, and months and years are lost. Votes: 0

The whole series of my life appeared to me as a dream; I sometimes doubted if indeed it were all true, for it never presented itself to my mind with the force of reality. Votes: 0

Simple, practical, brilliant. What a wonderful world it will be when all families give their children the gifts presented in Dr. Reznick's book. Joy, success . . . and health and happiness are just around the corner! Votes: 0

I think actors are at the mercy of the opportunities presented to them. So you kind of have to wait for them to choose you. My music is insular - I can choose that. Votes: 0

I get everything that satisfies my soul from bringing together objects that are in the world, manipulating them, working with spatial arrangements, and having things presented in the way I want to see them. Votes: 0

As much as I can and am able to, with the projects that are presented to me, I try to just really choose things that are challenging and are something I haven't tackled before. Votes: 0

I've learnt that there's nothing in my day to day life or anything that I do that is in any way aimed at changing how I'm perceived or how I'm presented; it's completely impossible. Votes: 0

When works of art are presented like rare butterflies on the walls, they're decontextualized. We admire their beauty, and I have nothing against that, per se. But there is more to art than that. Votes: 0

The theater let me dramatize inner struggles, the push-pull between the inner life and the world, the various selves I presented according to what each world required. And it let me use my body. Votes: 0

People like nonfiction presented to them in a certain way, so that they don't have to think about whether it's true or not. They like it to have that imprimatur of respectability, of genuineness. Votes: 0

I guess the idea of doing albums in their entirety, in sequence, appeals to people. I guess it's the memory of being able to hear the music in the way it was originally presented. Votes: 0

Most teachers of self-discovery have two types of students. They have students they deal with in a more exoteric way than the esoteric students. Esoteric truths are presented to usually a smaller group of students. Votes: 0

Over the past 20 years, I have presented many science programmes on BBC1. But none is, I think, more socially important, or of more human interest, than this ongoing series of 'Child of Our Time.' Votes: 0

The followers of Derrida are pathetic, snuffling in French pockets for bits of pieces of a deconstructive method already massively and coherently presented and with a mature sense of the sacred in Buddhism and Hinduism. Votes: 0

When I started writing the music, I wanted everything to be consistent from the way I dressed to the way I presented myself online. I wanted everything to match what I was doing on stage. Votes: 0

Most teachers of self-discovery have two types of students. They have students they deal with in a more exoteric way than the esoteric students. Esoteric truths are presented to usually a smaller group of students. Votes: 0

I hope I presented what I felt the woman seemed to be about, but I couldn't give any reason as to why she remained in the relationship other than that their relationship was very special. Votes: 0

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the commercial movie business. You need to develop material yourself or material is presented to you as an assignment to direct. Votes: 0

I think with the whole new Internet media, I'm not necessarily Internet savvy, but I just feel that the way that art in general will be presented to the public is going to be different. Votes: 0

A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work - related far more directly to the demands of communication. Votes: 0

While primarily a photographer, I do not see or think photographically; hence the story of Indian life will not be told in microscopic detail, but rather will be presented as a broad and luminous picture. Votes: 0

I don't think Amber taped Scott or testified for money, but the opportunity certainly presented itself. It makes me a bit uncomfortable, but at least she never sold the story before trial to the tabloids. Votes: 0

Sometimes when a movie is really alive you can see that they were just making decisions on the spot. They weren't bound to anything, they were working with ideas that the actors and situations presented. Votes: 0

Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul. Votes: 0