What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.
I think the messiness and embodied nature of modern life just produces an enhanced signal for our attention.
It is important to signal that opposition to the use of any weapon of mass destruction is both deep and broad.
I mean, do you know what you get when you call a suicide hotline in New York city? A busy signal. Literally.
The signal of the importance of something is whether you're actually measuring it and you're holding people accountable to improving those numbers.
And I believe it to be a signal evidence of the Spirit's presence when the Word is really precious to a man 's soul.
Denied dancing and musical instruments, slaves expressed a hidden tradition of musicality and poetics by tongue and signal.
Our hunger signal will remain active until we take in an adequate supply of nourishment.
The dismissal of any of these people would send a useful signal to U.S. allies that the president has the nerve - and self-awareness - to make a change.
A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.
The message of frustration is an exciting signal. it means that your brain beleives you could be doing better than you currently are.
I have always said that a bank's lending rates do not only depend on rate cuts - it is just one signal.
I have worked with Konkona in 'Mixed Doubles' and 'Traffic Signal' and one thing's clear - she is a fabulous actress and an excellent human being.
We have met the Devil of Information Overload and his impish underlings, the computer virus, the busy signal, the dead link, and the PowerPoint presentation.
The big thing in favor of doing an editorial on the front page is that it would be a powerful signal of how concerned we are about guns.
Obama stands as a signal that this nation will continue to redefine what it means to push beyond the borders of what's possible.
the body, seeking truth, sends a signal. But decoding it, interpreting its meaning, and knowing how to proceed from there is another matter entirely.
Challenging behavior is just a signal, the fever, the means by which the kid is communicating that he or she is having difficulty meeting an expectation.
The Almighty has been pleased to grant us a signal victory on Lake Champlain in the capture of one Frigate, one Brig and two sloops of war of the enemy.
Our balanced budget has an important psychological function. It is a signal that we can't continue to constantly take on debt.
I think by not participating in the current political debate, hopefully I'm sending a signal that will help set a tone.
My proposal that Fed governors should signal their commitment to public service by wearing Hawaiian shirts and Bermuda shorts has so far gone unheeded.
If you see, in the spectrum of a planet host star, strange chemical elements, it can be a signal from a civilization which is there.
When filming for 'Beowulf,' we were close to Hadrian's Wall; there was no phone signal, and the scenery was spectacular.
Excellence is a signal to God that we are going to dig our ditches but if You don't make it rain, all of this is a waste of time.
... it doesn't matter if you can't get a cell phone signal or Wi-Fi where you are. You are always connected to Source.
In moments of great stress, every life form that exists gives out a tiny subliminal signal.
One of President Biden's first moves was to signal to the world that America's borders are open. The result? Absolute chaos.
My father was never very friendly. When I was growing up, I thought the doorbell ringing was a signal to pretend you weren't home.
Interestingly, the very experience of fear itself is the tip-off moment, the signal that a possibility for action is opening up and so a choice needs to be made.
Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives.
I've come, even as a feminist, to dread the phrase 'female friendship,' because it tends to signal overdetermined relationships.
The problem of defining exactly what is meant by the signal velocity, which cropped up as long ago as 1907, has not been solved.
Anger is a signal that you're distracted by judgmental or punitive thinking, and that some precious need of yours is being ignored.
The souls of all our brethren are ever hovering about us, craving for a caress, and only waiting for the signal.
Semicolons . . . signal, rather than shout, a relationship. . . . A semicolon is a compliment from the writer to the reader. It says: "I don't have to draw you a picture; a hint will do."
It sends the signal that you can kill and walk away and not face the kind of justice that you ought to pay for those kinds of acts.
I got an answering machine for my phone. . . . Now, when I'm not home and somebody calls me up . . . they hear a recording of a busy signal.
In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
Vinyl's just a fun endgame step. I work with analogue signal chains too, but the mp3 is the way I listen to music.
The one thing that really terrifies me is we're going to get a signal from space that clears it all up: 'OK, this is how the universe works, guys.'
Why is Earth Day, today, also Lenin's birthday? Coincidence? Or does it signal the true intent of the national and worldwide environmental movement?
All great ideas should be followed by an exclamation mark - a warning signal similar to the skull and crossbones drawn on high-voltage transformers.
One unrepaired broken window is a signal that no one cares, and so breaking more windows costs nothing.
Goal-line technology is a good thing. The ref gets the signal and can decide based on that.
A tension or difficulty can signal the approach of a new grace of God. But it has to be looked at wisely and humanly.
A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either of two contradictories
When a pointed question is beaten back with an attack or threat of, 'How dare you...' it's a reliable signal that deception is involved. Trump is a master at this.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
REVEILLE, n. A signal to sleeping soldiers to dream of battlefields no more, but get up and have their blue noses counted.
If he stays, that would be a positive signal for Schalke. Raul is a super player and we need his high level of quality in order to be successful.
By ethical argument and moral principle the greatest crimes are eventually shown to have been necessary, and, in fact, a signal benefit to mankind.
I've never understood why the end of a relationship - especially one involving children - has to immediately signal a descent into hatred and toxicity.
I believe my signal of maturity as a filmmaker iswhen I'll actually acknowledge the fact that the first take is usuallythe best.
If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky.
Designing renders visible our hopes and dreams. It is the first signal of human intentions.
Google will continue to be the place of choice, and we wanted to signal that very clearly to our employees.
It's as simple as finding something on the street and then writing a jingle. If I'm driving and I have my turn signal on and it's rhythmic, maybe I just write a song to that.
The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.
From a reality perspective, I'm sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I don't know what is.
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