A working detective has no hope of understanding what even experts who devote their lives to the study of criminal psychology can't figure out.
Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue
The writing doesn't distract me while I'm drawing and vice versa. I can devote my full attention to each.
All artists are self-sacrificing human beings, and to become an artist is nothing but to devote oneself to the subterranean gods.
Opera requires an enormous commitment. You must devote your whole life to producing that extraordinary sound.
To me, if you love it enough to devote your life to it, then you're doing the right thing.
Scientific dogmatics must devote itself to the criticism and correction of Church proclamation and not just to a repetitive exposition of it.
Whoever wants to accomplish great things must devote to a lot of profound thought to details.
People who devote their lives to studying something often come to believe that the object of their fascination is the key to understanding everything.
In 1993, I retired from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to devote myself full time to Buddhist studies and to the practice of Aikido.
Spirituality is complicated. I do not belong to any particular religious group, but I have profound respect for people who devote their lives to faith.
Instead of indulging in mere speculation, devote yourself here and now to the search for the Truth that is ever within you.
We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external ratings by others for our happiness.
Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans.
If you, my fellow copywriters or art directors, want to win the award, devote your genius to making the cash register ring.
My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.
If you're able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you.
I first took up golf in 1994, and used to play intermittently. I couldn't devote as much time to it as I would've liked.
High tea is fun. It's elegant and social and a great way not to have to devote yourself to a big meal but still have a drink and a relaxed time.
Devote yourself to learning something new about your field of mastery every day.
I feel like I could devote myself to far more important things than writing novels.
The fact that there are still mainstream print media outlets willing to devote precious pages to book coverage at all is a triumph we should all be celebrating.
Trust me, never devote 100 per cent of your time and space to a man.
If I could relive my life, I would devote my entire ministry to reaching children for God!
My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the majority of it to Islam.
Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
I guess what I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights but also devote myself to God.
Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.
Since we are not in the League of Nations in any case, we do not devote our attention to reflecting on its internal reforms.
Each day when you meditate, you should devote the first few minutes of your meditation to concentration. This will develop the power of the intellect.
The main thing for me now is figure skating, which I intend to devote more than one year.
I can't take a break from acting but I've learnt to work my way around films and devote time to my music career.
Superman! Champion of the oppressed. The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need.
The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise. Every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand.
In our amusements a certain limit is to be placed that we may not devote ourselves to a life of pleasure and thence fall into immorality.
I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church.
My advice to a young man seeking deathless fame would be to espouse an unpopular cause and devote his life to it.
I agree with the Speaker and have concluded that my other activities do not permit me to devote the time that membership of the Lords properly requires.
Let us look and see, then, how they manage their concerns - they for whose cause we are to labour, devote ourselves, and grow enthusiastic.
We are a Nation of peace and compassion, yet these people have and will devote every fiber of their beings to the destruction of Americans and our Country.
I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.
Without the faintest possibility of finding a job, I decided to devote myself to literature: it was about time to find out what I was worth as a writer.
I cannot believe that people really sit and devote hours of their lives watching reality TV like 'Big Brother.'
At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
I do think that someone who decides to devote themselves entirely to the spiritual life, that that is more meritorious.
In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.
You can spend your time on stage pleasing the heckler in the back, or you can devote it to the audience that came to hear you perform.
Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.
I chose to devote the lion's share of my time to my personal growth and to my family. I reconnected with the part of me that I had left behind.
A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.
Mathematics is a world created by the mind of men, and mathematicians are people who devote their lives to what seems to me a wonderful kind of play!
I am a person always full of contradictions... It was hard to choose whether to devote myself to revolution as a soldier or as a writer.
Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done.
Over the years, I've become accustomed to the quiet of that morning meal, a time when I devote myself completely to my faith.
I imagine a world in which all humans are born with an intact capacity to love, and I am willing to devote my life to making it happen.
A lot of people devote their lives to me and what I do. It means the most to be able to repay that faith.
The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets.
In science, a path that turns out to be a dead end is very useful because you don't devote resources to focusing on that; you go elsewheres.
If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture upon earth.
I was able to turn my hobby into my profession, and I am thankful for that. But I have other interests beside football, and I can devote my time to them now.
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