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Last updated on September 19, 2024.
If there is such a person on the planet, then he or she-this self-appointed arbiter of “appropriateness”-deserves to be confronted with as many “inappropriate” transgressions as possible.
We are confronted by the appearance of social institutions unintentionally created, vital for the welfare of society, which are not the result of reasoned planning
At this point we find ourselves confronted by a very disquieting question: Do we really wish to act upon our knowledge?
Confronted with economic problems, politicians always blame the private sector first ... [even] blaming the problem on the solution.
When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.
It's a shame that we humans are never able to pull in the same direction . . . [n]ot even when confronted by infinity.
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
Confronted with a challenge to distill the secret of sound investment into three words, we venture the motto, Margin of Safety.
Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs.
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd been writing since I was 11.
Unless confronted by an immediate, visible, or uncomfortable crisis, our nation's tendency is to take the security of the Western Hemisphere for granted.
Don't be afraid..." We need this reassurance. Even for those of us who believe implicitly in angels, to be confronted by one is an awesome thing."
I don't know the literary world; I was scared of being confronted with famous names, not knowing what they had written. It was occupied territory I was entering.
I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man -- public opinion.
I feel compelled to make art that on one hand reflects and sometimes almost creates like a sense of comfort when confronted with the strangeness of the world.
But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world.
Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.
When you live in the Philippines or a country like that, you develop something of a very thick skin because you're confronted every day with all of the problems all around you.
The price of confessing is to be confronted with the truth of who you are - you have to bear your faults, your frailties.
Again, as I had often met it in my own church, I was confronted with the Impurity of Women doctrine that seemed to preoccupy all clergymen.
Politics, differences of religion or race, all that fades away when we are confronted with the awesome power of nature, and we're reminded that all we have is each other.
I'm not even scared of the devil. If the devil confronted me, I'd confront him as well.
When farmers and ranchers are confronted by weather-related disasters that are beyond their control, we need to do something to help.
When confronted by conflict and confusion, another practice is to take a deep breath, pause and ask: 'Where is the gift in this?
After I won the title, I was confronted with the real world. People do not behave naturally anymore - hypocrisy is everywhere.
Often times I'm confronted with a quote that I don't remember saying. So, on one hand it's very flattering, it is just so surreal.
For me, The Kite Runner became about a guy who’s emotionally shut down because he hasn’t confronted his past.
Our opponents maintain that we are confronted with insurmountable political obstacles, but that may be said of the smallest obstacle if one has no desire to surmount it.
Throughout my career, I have been confronted with people who have doubted my ability to achieve the dreams and ambitions distilled into my soul by my father.
Confronted with the vision of a beautiful garden, we see something beautiful about ourselves.
Hesitating and hand-wringing when confronted by violence discourages the human-rights activists on the front lines and emboldens the enemy.
Outdoors we are confronted everywhere with wonders; we see that the miraculous is not extraordinary, but the common mode of existence. It is our daily bread.
Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control.
It's tempting, when confronted by political malfeasance, to become so absorbed with its symptom that we give too little attention to treating its cause.
For me, 'The Kite Runner' became about a guy who's emotionally shut down because he hasn't confronted his past.
We are seeing the bitterness of elites who wish to lead, confronted by multitudes who do not wish to follow.
Simply, the majority of the most interesting filmmakers are the ones confronted with difficult situations. Their creativity blows a hole in the wall and lets in the light.
What we are confronted with now is a growing perception that if we desire a certain type of civilization and culture we must exterminate the sort of people who do not fit into it.
I'm perpetually interested by living in places as an artist confronting challenges I've never confronted before and approaching them with as much craft and humanity as I can.
Growing up, you have all these ideas, and then you're confronted and faced with the real world for the first time. And you have to think of what you want your life to be.
I could never understand how someone would embark on their life without having first confronted and clarified the truly fundamental questions.
Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.
When people concentrate on the idea of beauty, they are, without realizing it, confronted with the darkest thoughts that exist in this world. That, I suppose, is how human beings are made.
We are like a judge confronted by a defendant who declines to answer, and we must determine the truth from the circumstantial evidence.
When confronted with a clear definition of what it is to be Mexican, we encounter ourselves in a never ending allegory of mixes and chaos.
Today we are confronted with reality on the vastest scale mankind has known and this puts a greater responsibility on the photographer.
I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.
You don't market-research a novel; you really are writing it for yourself. It's a hobby, in many ways. The problem becomes what you do when you're confronted by criticism. You just don't listen to it.
No one will ever be able to say what the comandantes would have done with their historic opportunity in Nicaragua if they had not been confronted with civil war.
We have not confronted forcefully enough the intolerance, sectarianism, and hopelessness that feeds violent extremism in too many parts of the globe.
So most of the time when we are confronted by more, rather than a few, choices we're often novices and so we don't really know how to differentiate these various options.
During rehearsals I am confronted by things very mysterious. I have terrific fights with inner demons, and it's more painful than it ever was.
Violence comes in many forms and can be particularly disturbing when confronted in an educational setting if handled dismissively or in ways that blame victims.
These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and violence.
I'm sure one of the frustrations of being a Western enthusiast of Japanese food and culture is you're confronted every day with the absolute certainty that you will die ignorant.
Every time we are confronted with a new revolution we take to the opium pipes of our own propaganda.
If we go to church we are confronted with a system of begging so complicated and so resolute that all other demands sink into insignificance by its side.
For the sake of historical truth I must verify that only the Greeks, of all the adversaries who confronted us, fought with bold courage and highest disregard of death.
I decided that I want to live in a big world. And since then, any time I'm confronted with a challenging situation, I go for it.
Organizations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control.