Some measurements of an object may be more important than others. If a medieval scholar asks how many angels can dance on the head of a pin,you’re unlikely to enquire about the length of the pin. (But enquiring about the size of the dance area, namely the head, would be reasonable.)...
The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be d...
[on being cast inMother! (2017)] Sometimes I have this nightmare where I'm trying to warn people around me of some impending doom, some disaster that is about to happen. No one is listening to me. My entire dream is trying to find my way out, trying to convince people. This film ...
He has always spoken about the profound influence of his grandmother, Navajbai Tata,who instilled in him the importance of maintaining dignity. “…… our grandmother taught us to retain dignity at all costs, a value that’s stayed with me until today“. Quotes “I have always been verycon...
when the brain is dotted with senile plaques, and understanding and character regress to the infantile state. Like the building cracked by the earthquake, said agitation announces impending doom.” Science quotes on: | Doom (34) | Earthquake (37) | Senility (2) | Trembling (4) | True (...
The polysyndeton brings about a stream of consciousness that reports elements as they occur, or a stately, biblical grandness, such as: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, … ...
Almost daily we shudder as prophets of doom announce the impending end of civilization and universe. We are being asphyxiated, they say, by the smoke of the industry; we are suffocating in the ever growing mountain of rubbish. Every new project depicts its measureable effects and is denounced...
Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible. —Carl Jung 146 Loneliness doesn't have much to do with where you are. —Hugh Hefner ...
"Your diplomatic immunity is gone, Doom. You will answer for all your dealings with Shadaloo and S.I.N.!" "I'm glad to see that I'm not the only woman out there fighting for justice -- literally!" "I'm sorry about your face, but that doesn't give you the right to carry aroun...
authors use symbolismto express complex ideas or to make ideas more relatable to the reader. Nature is often used to symbolize new beginnings (spring) or impending doom (bad weather). In fables, animals are often used to symbolize certain traits. Foxes are associated with slyness, while turtle...