Quotes About Demanding

Talented people are finding that writing for young people is as demanding of high quality as writing for adults.

Second Timothy is clear that we have a distinct, demanding body of doctrine that needs to be taught, a message that requires reiteration every Sunday if we, as the Church, are to be who we are called to be.

Maundy Thursday is so called because that night, the night before he was betrayed, Jesus gave the command, the mandatum , that we should love one another. Not necessarily with the love of our desiring, but with a demanding love, even a demeaning love—as in washing the feet of faithless friends who will run away and leave you naked to your enemies.

Un gerente liberador debe ser por completo honesto con su gente; debe apoyarla, ser amistoso y también muy exigente.

You know, you still owe me pancakes. I think I could go for…apple cinnamon ones now. " "Apple cinnamon? You sure are demanding." "It's all right. I think you're man enough for it." "Thetis, if I actually believed you had either apples or cinnamon in your kitchen, I'd make them for you right now." I didn't answer. I was pretty sure I had some year-old Apple Jacks, but that was about it.

The lesson is simple: it may be too late to be spoiled by a parent, but it is never too late to make other people spoil you. It is all in your attitude. People are drawn to those who expect a lot out of life, whereas they tend to disrespect those who are fearful and undemanding.

She headed for a wide flat rock on the creek's bank, her posture still demanding 'no trespassing' but no longer 'trespassers will be shot.

I believe I am not mistaken in saying that Christianity is a demanding and serious religion. When it is delivered as easy and amusing, it is another kind of religion altogether.

There is no beyond, there is only here, the infinitely small, infinitely great and utterly demanding present.

It does seem quite ironic to me that the very people who clearly have made no attempt to think for themselves are always the most vocal in demanding respect for their "ideas".

Mexico takes a hard line on immigration, demanding that visitors to her shores enter lawfully, and show her respect during their stay.

The lack of insight to reality, life and history as well as into God's ways, or sunan in His creation, some people will continue to seek or demand the impossible. They will imagine what does not or cannot happen, misunderstand occurrences and events, and interpret them on the basis of cherished illusions which in no way reflect God's sunan or the essence of Islamic law.

The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.

The daily act of writing remains as demanding and maddening as it was before, and the pleasure you get from writing - rare but profound - remains at the true heart of the enterprise. On their best days, writers all over the world are winning Pulitzers, all alone in their studios, with no one watching.

jobs that require employees to display (positive) emotions that they may not actually be feeling can be psychologically demanding and stressful.

What is that apathetic being doing?' she demanded, pushing the thick entangled locks from her wasted face. 'Has he fallen into a lethargy, or is he dead?

Is Heathcliff not here?' she demanded, pulling off her gloves, and displaying fingers wonderfully whitened with doing nothing and staying indoors.

I can't tell you how many Asian kids I have met who, while acknowledging how oppressively strict and brutally demanding their parents were, happily describe themselves as devoted to their parents and unbelievably grateful to them, seemingly without a trace of bitterness or resentment.

Although senior cats are the same constant friend we've always known, they tend to become less patient as they get older. She'll rely more on routine, want her dinner right now, and demand attention this instant.

The truth of the matter is, as an organizer, you're essentially being asked to do the impossible.

Also you would have to make your novel very sad—the world demands that gay life, like the life of the Very Rich, be ultimately sad,

In the wrestling industry and the entertainment industry, weekends you never have off.

As far as television is concerned, I'm just not interested in working on a series. Why should I settle for being someone's second banana? And that weekly grind is unrewarding and too demanding.

Politics as a parent is fairly demanding; if your parent is in politics, it's fairly demanding, so I make no excuses about taking two weeks off.