An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
No actor can rise above the script of the film.
Every issue of the paper presents an opportunity and a duty to say something courageous and true; to rise above the mediocre and conventional; to say something that will command the respect of the intelligent, the educated, the independent part of the community; to rise above fear of partisanship and fear of popular prejudice. I would rather have one article a day of this sort; and these ten or twenty lines might readily represent a whole day's hard work in the way of concentrated, intense thinking and revision, polish of style, weighing of words.
It is important for the film industry to rise above ageism.
Reality is something you rise above.
Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration.
Occasionally, a man must rise above principles.
Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.
The world has witnessed the rise and fall of monarchy, the rise and fall of dictatorship, the rise and fall of feudalism, the rise and fall of communism, and the rise of democracy; and now we are witnessing the fall of democracy... the theme of the evolution of life continues, sweeping away with it all that does not blossom into perfection.
It is important to rise above rationalizations and make the best choices.
We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.
To rise above treeline is to go above thought, and after, the descent back into bird song, bog orchids, willows, and firs is to sink into the preliterate parts of ourselves.
The future belongs to those who can rise above the confines of the earth.
We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it.
A person who pulls himself up from a low environment via the bootstrap route has two choices. Having risen above his environment, he can forget it; or, he can rise above it and never forget it and keep compassion and understanding in his heart for those he has left behind him in the cruel upclimb.
Rise above principle and do what's right.
There ain't no troubles that we can't rise above, with a handful of faith and a heartful of love.
There is nothing we cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome.
We are obliged to place ourselves on the level of our age before we can rise above it.
In proportion as man gets back the spirit of manliness, which is self-sacrifice, affection, loyalty loan idea beyond himself, a God above himself, so far will he rise above circumstances, and wield them at his will.
To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it.
It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.
Let us rise above the things that pass away. Up above, the air is so pure. Jesus can hide Himself but we will find Him there.
It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.
We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic.
I was bullied as a child and used humor to rise above it.
Rise above principle and do what is right.
No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.
Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
Rise above principal and do what's right.
You've got to learn to live with what you can't rise above.
The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.
You can never rise above the light you look up to.
You cannot rise about your words. A lot of people use foul, pornographic, filthy, language and you SEE, all of those words paint pictures and they reveal the internal thinking of the person on the inside. YOU cannot RISE (forward, onward upward) above your words.
You will never rise above the image you have of yourself in your own mind.
Fairness is man's ability to rise above his prejudices.
If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it.
Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.
Rainy day people all know there's no sorrow they can't rise above.
I'm going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’.
Difficult struggle in mountaineering is our rise above himself, is the voice of freedom.
The planes of light give you the power to rise above circumstance, the power to rise above your desires and your aversions.
If you will not rise above the things of this world, they will rise above you.
Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.
Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.
We only rise above mediocrity when there's something at stake. p. 174
One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above that which is expected.
We always have the potential to rise. Rise out of our slump. Rise out of our negative thoughts. Rise out of our comfort zone. Rise out of our complaints. GET UP AND RISE. Rising is a choice that's one powerful thought away.
We're not defined by our circumstances, and we can always find a way to rise above it.
No one man can rise above the masses or the condition of his people.
I have always been able to rise above the expectations.
To succeed, it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it.
We can rise above our limitations, only once we recognize them.
There are always things that you see that are pretty tough, sure. But what keeps you going is when you see people rise above toughness and rise above really hard conditions, and make something of it.
Rise above yourself.
I consider this a kind of neoliberalism of the Left, this rise and promotion of spontaneity above preparation.
Rise above oneself and grasp the world.
On certain issues, one has to rise above party politics for the country to run.
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