Quotes About Order

Antonio follow a multi-active time system, that is, they do many things at once, often in an unplanned order.

The universe was a cosmos, not a chaos; man was as rightfully a part of that cosmos as were the day and night.

the order of things, whereas structural violence becomes apparent because it stands out like an enormous rock in a creek, impeding the free flow, creating all kinds of eddies and turbulences.5

Let all things be done in order, with right and decency. Those things are worth a man's life or two. Life without would be a hell, indeed.

I have made and accepted my own version of the natural order of things, and actually supposed a universe that has, or damn well ought to have, my convenience in mind.

Chance was just an order that you hadn't yet perceived.

Creation is much in need of ordering.

Since I don't smoke or drink or swear unconvincingly, symmetry is my only vice.

The turtledove, swallow and crane keep the time of their coming, says Jeremiah. only people fail to recall the order of the Lord.

We call such a prohibition a curfew, a word derived from Norman French covre le feu: "cover the fire!

The very unfortunate result of this preoccupation with order, control, safety, pleasure, and certitude is that a high percentage of people never get to the contents of their own lives!

Even inside an incarnational worldview, we grow by passing beyond some perfect order, through a usually painful and seemingly unnecessary disorder, to an enlightened reorder or "resurrection." This is the "pattern that connects" and solidifies our relationship with everything around us.

this preoccupation with order, control

The motivation for all morality and religion is the imitation of God, who is love. When religion bases itself in fear, duty, honor, a need for law and order, a need for a superior self-image, or group cohesiveness, it is corrupt. It looks good and will have many defenders, but it is actually at the heart of the problem. The real God is no longer needed or even wanted, and such religion usually becomes the actual enemy of God. The crucifixion of Jesus speaks to this.

By the feminine principle I mean everything vulnerable, interior, powerless, subtle, personal, intimate, and relational. By the masculine principle I mean everything clear, rational, linear, ordered, in control, bounded, provable, and hard. Both the feminine and masculine are good, but they must balance each other.

witness the sad demise of fundamental Western values. Pride. Order. Personal responsibility.

Dance you guys! Thalia ordered. You look stupid just standing there. I looked nervously at Annabeth, then at the groups of girls who were roaming the gym. Well? Annabeth asked. Um, who should I ask? She punched me in the gut. Me , Seaweed Brain. Oh. Oh right.

As soon as the rocky coast line of the island came into view, I ordered one of the ropes to wrap around Annabeth's waist, tying her to the foremast. Don't untie me, she said, no matter what happens or how much I plead. I'll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself. Are you trying to tempt me? Ha-ha.

Waitress! Hedge called. Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab.

Frank Zhang! I, Jason Grace, praetor of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata, give you my final order: I resign my post and give you emergency field promotion to praetor, with the full powers of that rank. Take command of this legion!

How does it taste?" Carter wondered. Zia smiled. "Stick out your tongue." To answer Carter's question, the tattoo tasted like burning car tires. "Ugh." I spit a blue gob of "order and harmony" into the fountain.

We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create order out of chaos, beauty out of ugly randomness. That's what Egypt is all about.

Stop smiling!" she ordered. "I can see you, Carter. Oh…and, uh, hullo, Walt." The pot monster made squeaky grinding noises as it stood up straight. One clunky arm rose and tried to fix Sadie's nonexistent hair. Leave it to Sadie to be self-conscious around boys, even when she's made out of pots and duct tape.

We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness.