Quotes About Selective

How often today might Christians think they stand for "true" Christianity when what they stand for is a secular tradition-what cultural critic Raymond Williams would call a "selective tradition" (chapter five)-that has little to do with the kingdom of God?

I don't always listen to things ... at least I do listen, but, unless the things are going to be useful to mc, I don't keep them.

Economists actually disagree about whether there are significant economic returns from attending an elite college versus a less-selective one.

In the U.S., highly selective renditions of its history have served in practice to impose blinkers on some of its citizens and catered to vested interests.

I'm into video games, but only real specific lame video games.

when I asked myself who I could trust, I came up with a damned short list. You're it.

Im super sick of being good friends to people who don't deserve it. Especially when I'm very selective of the people I chose to have in my life.

Its not called being picky, it's called not compromising your standards.

Communists liked history very much. It just had to be the right history. They liked to remember it selectively.

But, you see, that's the luxury of being a lout—you get to be selective about when you care and when you don't. The rest of us get stuck when your care goes shallow.

One thing we've noticed is these days people see all kinds of things they don't want to see, so they go blind." "Selectively blind.

news is never all the news, only what they want to show you

It's very interesting what you don't care about.

I'm the pickiest eater ever.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal… one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly. ~ Theophile Gautier

Like other people, anthropologists may see only what they want to see, even when what they want to see is nothing.

However selective the conscious mind may be, most biological memories are unpleasant ones, echoes of danger and terror. Nothing endures for so long as fear.

choosing her words carefully now. "It's one thing

In God's eyes, partial or selective obedience is the same as rebellion to His authority. It is the evidence of a lack of the fear of God!

You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget.

So many friends but I can only trust a hand full of them.

Being betrayed by someone you love just makes you more selective and careful when trying out a new relationship/friendship.

I don't want to have to say, Honey, you know, could you turn off the sports channel because I'm not a big sports fan, and I don't love the television being on just for the sake of turning on. I'd like turning on for some thing specific.

The problem with nostalgia is what we tend to do is only remember what you like and you forget the parts you didn't like