Quotes about form

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“Now men seem, not unreasonably, to form their notions of the supreme good and of happiness from the lives of men.”

“One can make concessions to the enemy in relation, for instance, to the number of people in the government, as well as to the specific posts, qualifications and certain organisational forms accepted both by the enemy and our­selves.”

“Because, you see, in our form of justice, we have rightly said that individual should not be made to fight alone. A harm against her, against him, against them is a harm against all of us as a society.”

“Cooperation for development has now become the major trend of our contemporary world. We have clearly witnessed that diverse forms and scope of cooperation have taken place within and among the regions thus providing a strong boost to the world economic growth.”

“The pathology of Islamophobia is growing throughout the West — it is taking its most lethal form in India.”

“Politics in its most common form: complaint. No one wanted to do it but everyone was happy to complain about it.”

“A change in the form of government, why should that make a difference in the way he lived?”

“Sincerity is my favorite form of belligerence.”

“I'm traveling alone
Up the highway of sight
The blue shadows fall
On the graveyard of stone
The mild afternoon
Puts the coffee cup down
My eyes see the moon... rise
And all I am is energy
And now I'm in this form
I came shooting down the universe at birth”

“The surrender of the Belgian Army compelled the British at the shortest notice to cover a flank to the sea more than 30 miles in length. Otherwise all would have been cut off, and all would have shared the fate to which King Leopold had condemned the finest Army his country had ever formed.”

“Reform only means more conformity. It is form first that is needed.”

“What means more to the life of the individual in our own place in Time than this study of the nature of human nature, the search to discover pertinent traces of hidden impulses of life, to form continually new abstractions uplifting the life he lives?”

“That is the biggest form of bullying ever, the paparazzi. Printing lies, making accusations, it's just bullying.”

“I am an actress and I have performed in all types of mediums; live action film/television, theater, voice-over, hosting and it has been my dream for 14 years to continue to play Ahsoka Tano in all forms”

“When you meet people, no matter what opinion you might have formed about them beforehand, why, after you meet them and see their angle and their personality, why, you can see a lot of good in all of them.”

““To write my essay I had to read books differently, without giving myself over to either fear or adoration. Because Burke had defended the British monarchy, Dad would have said he was an agent of tyranny. He wouldn't have wanted the book in the house. There was a thrill in trusting myself to read the words. I felt a similar thrill in reading Madison, Hamilton and Jay, especially on those occasions when I discarded their conclusions in favor of Burke's, or when it seemed to me that their ideas were not really different in substance, only in form. There were wonderful suppositions embedded in this method of reading: that books are not tricks, and that I was not feeble””

“Eugenics is not just a tool of totalitarianism. Eugenics, as it was conceived, could not be anything but totalitarian as it desired to control all aspects of society. Hitler’s “National Socialist” (Nationalsozialist) form of government was amongst the first to put the full force of its government to conduct compulsory health initiatives. It is by no coincidence that the Dachau concentration camp used its slave-labor to run the largest organic produce farm of the era.”

“Respect is the first form of affection towards anyone.”

“The power of love, in any form, unites the world.”

“A romantic partner is not all there is. It is not your only hope of getting the needs that you have reliably met. It is not your only hope of happiness. A great many needs that you have, which you are convinced can only come in the form of a romantic partner, are actually not dependent on a romantic partner.”

“If we see a romantic partnership as the only relationship that promises to meet our needs, the only one that will make us happy, the only one in which we can feel secure and establish a sense of guarantee, we will fail to recognize and we will devalue all of the other forms of relationships around us; as well as the plentitude of resources that each one offers us.”

“People and families and cultures and religions and government organizations and educational sources and forms of entertainment have all been indoctrinating you with the false idea that marriage is the most important relationship you will have. And that the romantic pair bond is the only relationship in which your needs can be met.”

“The Spirit Knows. The Mind is capable of Lying. The Body always tells the Truth. How we use the Mind can be Seen by the Condition and Looks of the Body. Put it altogether in order to be True to the Spirit…. this requires the practice of the Sacred Art of Eating, for Creation is FOOD and what EATS. It resonates to Creator's One Law, CHANGE. Moreover, we are Creation in the Human Form.”

“We are Creation in the Human Form. In other words…. our Body is the Church of God. Therefore the Kitchen must also be respected as a Temple, because the FOOD that’s prepared in it enters our Body, which becomes the BLOOD that in turn must Serve our greater Being. As such we can Change the World from WITHIN.”

“Solidarity is not just an awareness of what it means to be together. It does not have to exist solely because of common goals or interests. Solidarity should be born as a form of appreciation.”

“Anyone who doesn't not have any form of respect doesn't deserve any form of consideration.”

“Writing as a process of personal expression is an effort to provide meaning to life. Whether it is in the form of poetry which gives a touch of beauty to what we think or feel, or novels or stories as imaginative imitations of life. Whether it will succeed or fail, at least the writing will make us wiser in interpreting our own lives.”

“Indifference and ignorance are clearly a form of egoism that is only self-oriented. In some cases, it has the potential to deny conscience and even go against human dignity.”

“Being respected as a reflection of fear will only last as long as the fear remains. Conversely, being respected as a form of love will last forever.”

“For us, beings of the present, there is never a single experience that is completely authentic. There is always some form of repetition of the previous experience. Even if something is new, it will soon become old and outdated.”

“Repression is as dangerous as corruption. Both occur as a form of abuse of authority and power.”

“A person's ability to see problems from various points of view and then determine solution steps is not a form of ordinary intelligence in general, but a form of wisdom.”

“Love without sincerity is just a form of manipulation.”

“Pornography is definitely not a reflection of real life. Accepted or rejected, it will always be at odds. However, sexual expression in pornography is a celebration of the denial of women's dignity. For a man, it is an affirmation of the myth of masculinity to dominate, to rule and to show his might. Conversely, for a woman, sex must be accepted as a form of willingness to be submissive, to submit to the destruction of her own dignity. In pornography there is no love, no passion or drama. There is only manipulation of the body, the mind and the lowly human desire to be satisfied. That humans cannot be separated from animalistic lust.”

“For women, love is always a form of self-sacrifice and integrity. The willingness to accept the consequences of the expectations she builds in the name of love. Willingness to always obey, not to resist in any situation against male domination and hegemony. Because for women it is a form of proof of their love.”

“Regret in any form is pointless, unless it teaches us to be wise. To never let such foolishness happen again.”

“Public relations, as with all forms of branding and marketing is manipulation. This is why you have to have a firm ethic standing to engage in these practices.”

“Negating negatives with positives is a form of toxic positivity.”

“Comparison with those who are better must never be taken as a form of devaluation, but an example for improving oneself.”

“Patience is the highest form of self-control.”

“Patience is the most important part of the maturing process. It is the highest form of effort in reaching the pinnacle of wisdom.”

“Love has no form, color, gender or sex. It lives on mutual harmony.”

“If the ultimate truth is that we are all one, because we are all made of the same conscious energy, there is no difference between loving yourself and loving something else, at the end of the day, every form of love is self-love.”

“Healthy jealousy is the first form of true interest in a person.”

“Apologizing by acknowledging your mistakes breaks down all forms of pride, often the root cause of the interruption of many friendly, sentimental and professional relationships.”

“Mindset shapes character. Character shapes behavior. Behavior forms habits. Habits reflect personality. And ultimately, it is personality that will determine one's future.”

“Underestimating, demeaning, insulting, and hurting others is actually a form of release of insecurity, disappointment, dissatisfaction, and hatred towards oneself.”

“Only an ignorant person does not know the difference between criticism and humiliation. All attempts to demean, hurt, and put down with sarcasm, harsh words, curses, and mockery that deny manners and politeness. All actions that provoke anger, irritation and cause hurt feelings are not a form of criticism but humiliation.”

“Today, going to schools is essential, since, just as doctors have a duty to protect life, writers must spread literature, because literature is in itself, along with art in general, the greatest form of freedom we still have.”