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Quotes About Scope

Hitler, in turn, was enraged by the world reaction and convinced himself that it merely proved the power and scope of "the Jewish world conspiracy." In
~ William L. Shirer
If the senses and the consciousness had an unlimited scope, if in the double direction of matter and mind the faculty of perceiving was indefinite, one would not need to conceive any more than to reason. Conceiving is a make-shift when perception is not granted us, and reasoning is done in order to fill up the gaps of perception or to extend its scope.
~ Henri Bergson
Yet faith is evidence, and hope Substance, and love sufficient fire; And Art in these finds ampler scope Than in fulfilled desire.
~ HENRY CHARLES BEECHING
Our horizon is never quite at our elbows.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Public officials are all right if they stay in their proper sphere and perform their proper functions but when they get greedy for wider scope and more power and money they lose their value and become parasites.
~ Henry Ford
The Russian proletariat found its revolutionary audacity not only in itself. Its very position as minority of the nation suggests that it could not have given its struggle a sufficient scope—certainly not enough to take its place at the head of the state—if it had not found a mighty support in the thick of the people. Such a support was guaranteed to it by the agrarian problem.
~ Leon Trotsky
The coupling of aryl halides with copper at very high temperature is called the Ullmann reaction, which is of broad scope and has been used to prepare many symmetrical biaryls. However, when a mixture of two different aryl halides is used, there are three possible biaryl products.
~ Akira Suzuki
Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
If you are a plumber, you can work on a shed, or you can work on a mansion. It's just scale.
~ Martin Freeman
Being an American is an action; it's an ideal to strive for. It's being part of this constantly perfecting union that, with each generation, expands our scope and human understanding of 'We the people.'
~ Sarah McBride
I was very impressed with the scope and scale and impact that came from originally one person making 'Minecraft.' It's inspiring for me to think how our team can do more with less.
~ Jenova Chen
Many events in our lives are the result of things beyond our control. While it is comforting to think, 'I'm in charge,' in truth, most changes effected by individuals are very limited in scope.
~ Jacque Fresco
To alter the way you are being, you must engage with the phenomenon of context. Context is the human environment that determines the limitations of your actions and the scope of the results your actions can produce.
~ Unknown
Context The human environment that determines the limitations of any process, and the scope of the results it can produce.
~ Unknown
"Fair, kind, and true" is all my argument, "Fair, kind, and true" varying to other words; And in this change is my invention spent, Three themes in one, which wondrous scope affords.
~ William Shakespeare
Congo, vividly illustrates how political institutions determine economic institutions and, through these, the economic incentives and the scope for economic growth.
~ Daron AcemoÄŸlu
From too much liberty, my Lucio, liberty As surfeit is the father of much fast, So every scope of the immoderate use Turns to restraint. Our natures do pursue, - Like rats that ravin down their proper bane, - A thirsty evil; and when we drink we die.
~ William Shakespeare
At that point, the thought I might need a criminal lawyer would never have blipped anywhere on my radar scope.
~ Woody Allen
The capabilities (intellectual and material) of contemporary society are immeasurably greater than ever before– which means that the scope of society's domination over the individual is immeasurably greater than ever before.
~ Herbert Marcuse
Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.
~ Herbert Read
Despite that seemingly conclusive language, the scope of state immunity from suit was far from settled, and remains a contested question even today.
~ Unknown
On one level, this was the biggest challenge out there - to make a film of this scope, in this amount of time, and to go into a different genre, essentially. Yes, I've done a vampire film, but 'Eclipse' is a very different kind of thing. This is a romantic story, which swings from a darker, more abject feeling to very pure romantic scenes.
~ David Slade
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.
~ John Turturro
I always look for variety. I always want to run the gamut.
~ Robin Wright