Atmosphere Quotes - Page 20

• We both grew up in the atmosphere of struggle, both Ossie and me, ... I come out of Harlem and Harlem comes out of me - wailing police sirens and street parties, rumors and landlords, that cultural, spiritual scene. And Ossie came up from the South, where struggle and dying were part of everyday life. That is who we are.

  Ruby Dee

  Spiritual, Party, Struggle

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• We are all immersed in the atmosphere of our own thinking, which is the direct result of all we have ever said, thought or done. This decides what is to take place in our lives.

  Ernest Holmes

  Thinking, Our Lives

  "Prayer: How to Pray Effectively from the Science of Mind".

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• All sound heard at the greatest possible distance produces one and the same effect, a vibration of the universal lyre, just as the intervening atmosphere makes a distant ridge of earth interesting to our eyes by the azure tint it imparts to it.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Distance, Eye, Interesting

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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• Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Believe, Succeed, Easier

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• Prayer infuses the air of a time yet to be into the suffocating atmosphere of the present.

  Walter Wink

  Prayer, Air, Suffocating

  Walter Wink (2010). “The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium”, p.185, Harmony

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• The cities of America are inexpressibly tedious. The Bostonians take their learning too sadly; culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their Hub, as they call it, is the paradise of prigs. Chicago is a sort of monster-shop, full of bustles and bores. Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry. Baltimore is amusing for a week, but Philadelphia is dreadfully provincial; and though one can dine in New York one could not dwell there.

  Oscar Wilde

  New York, Dine In, Philadelphia

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.1023, GENERAL PRESS

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• There is an infinity of landscape here, caused by the purity of the atmosphere. It has been said that there is a lack of colour. It is not so obvious as the greenness of England, but it is infinitely more varied and more delicate in tone. The landscape is a pinky mauve, a lilac, and the reflection of the sun of the particles of the atmosphere is a warm amber. So I should say our colour scheme is amber and lilac.

  Hans Heysen

  Reflection, Amber, Landscape

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• The important thing about Paris is not so much that one sees exciting work, but one meets people who feel that art is worth living completely for. This whole atmosphere is very good for work.

  John Olsen

  Art, Paris, People

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• A theological thought can breathe only in the atmosphere of dialogue with God.

  Helmut Thielicke

  Breathe, Dialogue, Theological

  Helmut Thielicke (1962). “A Little Exercise for Young Theologians”, p.34, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• Christ does not inhabit buildings or a certain atmosphere; in fact, the very heavens cannot contain Him. Rather, He is manifested through our obedient, sanctified bodies-His temples.

  David Wilkerson

  Heaven, Doe, Body

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• Even if my songs are a bit low-spirited, they make me happy. I become happy when I hear sad songs. When you sing about sad things in a beautiful way, the atmosphere turns upside down

  John Frusciante

  Beautiful, Song, Way

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• The psychedelic experience is simply a compressed instance of what we call understanding, so that living psychedelically is trying to live in an atmosphere of continuous unfolding of understanding, so that every day you know more and see into things with greater depth than you did before. This is a process of education.

  Terence McKenna

  Understanding, Trying, Depth

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• Christianity does not oppose debauchery and uncontrollable passions and the like as much as it opposes... flat mediocrity, this nauseating atmosphere, this homey, civil togetherness, where admittedly great crimes, wild excesses, and powerful aberrations cannot easily occur - but where God's unconditional demand has even greater difficulty in accomplishing what it requires: the majestic obedience of submission.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Christian, Powerful, Passion

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• But a lot of my training can be done in Aston - a lot of the hard work, so to speak. But a new atmosphere, a new place, and it's good for me because I didn't want to get stuck in one spot, so coming home is good, back and forth, you know, where my roots are.

  Elvis Stojko

  Sports, Hard Work, Home

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• If there is some good in me, it is because I was born in the subtle atmosphere of your country of Arezzo. Along with the milk of my nurse I received the knack of handling chisel and hammer, with which I make my figures.

  Michelangelo

  Country, Nurse, Milk

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• I like the atmosphere. You can't beat it when you're introduced. I like making a play and hearing the fans scream. I like the physical as well as the emotional aspect, especially when you win.

  Jeff Bryant

  Winning, Emotional, Play

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• The true liberation of eroticism lies in accepting the fact that there are a million facets to it, a million forms of eroticism, a million objects of it, situations, atmospheres, and variations. We have, first of all, to dispense with guilt concerning its expansion, then remain open to it's surprises, varied expressions, and mingle it with dreams, fantasies, and emotion for it to attain its highest potency.

  Anais Nin

  Dream, Lying, Expression

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• One thing I turn my back on totally is the unsavory atmosphere at most discos.

  Ginger Rogers

  Turns, Disco, One Thing

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• I fell a bit in love with Celtic, because the atmosphere was amazing and the crowd was magnificent, the way they behaved with the Porto fans.

  Jose Mourinho

  Fans, Crowds, Way

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• [Cycling] is easily the quickest way around central London, faster than bus, Tube or taxi. You can predict precisely how long every journey will take, regardless of traffic jams, Tube strikes or leaves on the line. It provides excellent exercise. It does not pollute the atmosphere. It does not clog up the streets.

  Jeremy Paxman

  Exercise, Journey, Cycling

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• The beauty of home education is that it gives a family more time together-time to solidify relationships, to communicate values, and to focus on each child's individual needs in a consistent and unhurried atmosphere.

  Kimberly Hahn

  Children, Home, Giving

  Kimberly Hahn, Mary Hasson (1996). “Catholic Education: Homeward Bound : a Useful Guide to Catholic Home Schooling”, p.10, Ignatius Press

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• Among the several cloudy appellatives which have been commonly employed as cloaks for misgovernment, there is none more conspicuous in this atmosphere of illusion than the word Order.

  Jeremy Bentham

  Government, Order, Illusion

  Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843). “Works”, p.441

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• I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had.

  Suzanne Vega

  Mirrors, Class, Feelings

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• This will be my first visit [to Israel]. I've heard it's a special place, that Tel Aviv is exciting and that the atmosphere is excellent....I hope I'll have time to visit the holy places.

  James Blunt

  Israel, Special, Holy Places

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• [W]hat suffers in the atmosphere of immediacy is analysis. What suffers in this search for speed is depth. The media in the wealthy world are becoming increasingly simplistic, superficial, and celebrity-focused.

  Laurie Garrett

  Media, Suffering, Depth

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