Quotes About Lives

I go to the movies as I'd go to the dawn, / and the triumphs there, the things that are brought to light, / the large, sad lives of people not so different from me, their stories heard / through a tumbler held to the ear / and seen through a gauze of falling sand— / these are my triumphs; I am brought to light. — Denis Johnson, from "Movie Within a Movie," The Veil: Poems (Alfred A. Knopf, 1987)

They're girls," she replied briefly. "They were born in danger and will live their lives in that condition, regardless of circumstance.

They're girls," she replied briefly. "They were born in danger and will live their lives in that condition, regardless of circumstance." But

I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.

When a country doesn't respect Black lives, maybe it doesn't deserve to be entertained by Black athletes.

Christ is not only the name of an historical personage but a reality in our own lives."32 He uses the term "christophany" to indicate that each person bears the mystery of Christ within.

Nothing shy of a miracle could bring about a match between a woman committed to protecting lives and a man who'd destroyed more than his share.

The private lives of the ancients are now the public sport of the moderns.

Our lives today are saturated with myth, its symbols, language, and content, all of which are part of our common heritage as human beings

The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.

Our CO2 emissions, caused by such apparently innocent actions as driving to the farmer's market or the recycling center, will affect the lives of people in the next millennium.

Americans, whether armed or not, were still looking everywhere but at social class when parsing the texture of their lives. It wasn't so much that stressed-out blue-collar folks were clinging bitterly to their guns and religion, as Barack Obama had posited while running for president. It was more that guns and religion were keeping them from feeling bitter about the indignities inflicted on the middle class.

Immunizations have arguably saved more lives than any scientific advance in human history.

He delights in every detail of their lives. Psalm 37:23.

For a generation of people, games have become a tool for solving problems as well as a vehicle for self-expression and self-exploration. Video games are as woven into this generation's lives as television was into that of their predecessors.

The idea of viewers getting invested in a series is that you're getting invested in the reality of these characters' lives that, in fact, don't have an ending.

The fantasy genre is so in at the moment. Viewers want to escape from their lives and watch something that is so separate from their everyday existence. People have always wanted to escape their lives - that's why they go to movies and the theatre.

From a dramatic viewpoint, there are few professions that grant their members entry into other lives, high among them cops, doctors, clergymen, journalists and prostitutes. Perhaps that explains why they figure in so much television and cinema. Their lives are lived in the midst of human drama.

Being subjected to Islamophobic abuse makes integration less likely and amplifies the views of the extremists rather than the mainstream. It's divisive and dangerous and puts British lives at risk.

The village where my father lives is, like, 300 people.

It is the resolve of the government that none will be allowed to get away with making speeches that can cause sedition or that can cause violence, especially because when we make these kinds of pronouncement and do things that can cause violence or destruction of lives and property, we are no longer in control.

Virtually every aspect of our commercial lives have been given away to be run by European project over which we had so little say.

It is obvious that different individuals require different things to live good, healthy, and virtuous lives.

Art is so valuable that I think its misuse is really dangerous. When it's used well, when it's telling a story well or creating representation or visibility for something that's really lacking, it can really save lives.