Quotes About Covering

That was the birth of religion, a shameful covering to hide our true human nature and pretend that we don't know what we know.

With some whose nerves have a deep covering of fat, happiness is less of a problem that it is an accident of anatomy.

American architecture is the art of covering one thing with another thing, to immitate a third thing which, if genuine, would not be desirable

I have a utilitarian approach to dressing; as long as I quite like it and it covers me up, I don't care what it is.

It's not hiding us, Leah. The shawl, this head covering, is a declaration before man and God. His divine Law proclaims women to be of great worth and orders that they be protected. First through their father, then their husband. If the husband dies, then women are protected through next of kin. And if there are no next of kin, the community. If this is not fulfilled, Leah, it is not the fault of God's Law, it is the fault of those to whom his Law was given." Leah

Snow, endless snow, snow as far as the edge of the universe, snow forever; snow in her nose and between her claws and melting into her scales and sticking to her talons and weighing down her wings; snow on the rooftops, burying the palace, covering the world; snow everywhere, always falling, always underfoot, always sneaking through the windows and under the blankets and WHY WAS THERE SO MUCH MOON-SPLATTING SNOW?

I still get so impatient with the whole time-consuming business of covering up exposed skin that I will buy the first thing that catches my eye, and that when it comes to shoes the first thing that catches your eye is the last thing you should ever put on your feet.

Nor skin nor hide nor fleeceShall cover you,Nor curtain of crimson nor fineShelter of cedar-wood be over you,Nor the fir-treeNor the pine.

About 25 years ago, I started out as a reporter covering politics. And that sort of just evolved into organized crime, because organized crime and politics were the same thing in Boston.

The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea

If you go back to 2001, the market had two violent short covering rallies then, although I know the market didn't officially get going until March 2003.

Halfway measures, such as loincloths or fig leaves, remain more titillating than complete nudity.

Él cubre y perdona lo que nosotros solo hemos podido ocultar. Perdona lo que nunca podríamos ser lo suficientemente buenos para hacerlo de manera correcta.

I can't imagine who would be covering a hearing in a forgotten case in East Nowhere, Florida.

Damned right I am. He's too smart to commit a murder and leave it alone. For twenty years I've operated under the assumption that he's back there, watching, still covering his tracks.

The seed, swollen with moisture, burst asunder its covering of soil and out peers the blade of wheat, full of symbols. So faith, whose bosom is filled with goodly fruits, is a blade of praise.

Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

Praying hard is not the past of least resistance; it's usually the path of most resistance because we engage in spiritual warfare. In fact, when we begin interceding for others, we better make sure that others are interceding for us. We need a prayer circle that provides a prayer covering.

Even now I'm nothing but a thin skin covering a mountain of memories.

To teach thee, I am naked first; why then What needst thou have more covering then a man. JOHN

I could feel formality wrapping around me, covering me like plastic wrap on leftover roast.

God has sealed their hearts and their ears, and over their eyes there is a covering. They will have a terrible punishment. 8

Yoshino distinguishes covering from "conversion" (trying to become straight) and "passing" (staying in the closet), and points out that even after gay people come out, society exerts a "covering demand" on its minority members. I would argue that, by pleading for more magnanimous treatment of our opponents, gay thought leaders were unconsciously applying the covering demand to the LGBT equality movement as a whole.

The victory narrative seduces us, however, to pull back just when we're beginning to win, in fear of taking further risks. The covering demand draws too many of us in, as our enemies put us on the defensive when we must remain vigilant and constantly on the offensive in attaining civil rights. That means being vocal, organizing at the grass roots, and collectively demanding action.