Quotes About Term

I once informed a leading evangelical theologian that his newly published systematic theology is thoroughly Arminian even though he never uses the term. His response was, "Yes, but don't tell anyone!

What is of interest in the history of the term Hindu, is that its origin lies in its being a geographical name.

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization?

VISION IS A powerful framework to take the operations of an organization of any size from the downward spiral into the arena of possibility. Yet, while most organizations use the term "vision" liberally, we have found that few have articulated a vision in such a way that it serves that purpose.

Mer-people could be read as a colonialist term," explained the biologist.

To speak of sports as a generic activity makes it impossible to discuss what athletes actually do or the physical attributes required to do it. What do all sports have in common apart from breathing? Not much. The term religion is hardly more useful.

Informed consent is probably the most revolutionary, the most rudimentary, the most misunderstood and misused term in all of health law and bioethics.

They are voting whether to keep a governor two years or four. I think a good, honest governor should get four years, and the others life.

current usage (which confines the application of the term "scientific" to claims that are empirically falsifiable) that to insist on it would be to invite needless confusion.

The broadest usage of the term is for a formal representation or specification of what is common sense or objective reality to a human being.

'Dead peasants insurance' is a term that sounds as if it comes straight out of Monty Python. If only that were true.

Quid pro quo has an interesting history. It's originally a contract law term, not a criminal bribery term.

But one did not do feminist theory, as such, in those days, not only because male academic discourse did not recognize such a term, but especially because the women's movement did not either.

I started to call myself a rational therapist in 1955; later I used the term rational emotive. Now I call myself a rational emotive behavior therapist.

President Obama's farewell speech soared, towered, dragged. True, it was longer than Reagan's, Clinton's and GWB's speeches combined. If it got any longer, it would have qualified as a third term.

There was a time when the term liberal had been so thoroughly demonized by those on the right that I remember consciously choosing to call myself a progressive in order to evade the stigma. But there was no change in my perspective that accompanied it.

I never liked the term "experimental writing," but what else is a prose poem? Having written a number of them, I still don't know how they're written.

Schadenfreude, delighting in the misfortune of others. I often wonder why there is no equivalent term in English. There should be, considering it's a great American pastime.

if there's fire on the mountain or lightning and storm and a god speaks from the sky. That means someone is hearing the outcry and the birth-cry of new life at its term.

Do you mind if I ask you a question, darlin'? Only if you stop calling me darlin' Now where I come from that's a term of endearment. Really? Well, where I come from motherfucker is a term of endearment. Want me to start calling you that?

If you want to know the Correct term for me, I'm a Dark-Hunter. Nick digested that word slowly. Which means what? You hunt darkness? Yes, Nick. That's exactly what I do. There's just not enough of it. Now, there was some sarcasm you could cut with a knife.

We are coming up on the Sumerian apokalypsi–. (Artemis) I don't think they use that word. (Kat) Who cares what word they use? End of the world is end of the world regardless of whatever term you use for it! (Artemis)

You rang, Mino- well, you're not really the Minor Master anymore, are you? What should I call you? (Asmodeus) Think of a polite term, demon. (Jericho) Mister Master it is. What can I do for you? (Asmodeus)

I believe the term you're searching for is smoking jacket. I find, now that I have whole days of sunshine ahead of me, I've discovered there is more to life than formal haberdashery.