The mere assemblage of peace loving people to interchange convincing reasons for their common faith, mere exhortation and argument to the public in favor of peace in general fall short of the mark.
If Turkey is prepared to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, then its leaders can proceed immediately to direct dialogue with its counterparts in Armenia to define a common vision for the future.
God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.
It's a fairly common phenomenon of London life - people having fully developed critiques of books they haven't read and films they haven't seen. I'd probably include myself in that.
I believe alien life is quite common in the universe, although intelligent life is less so. Some say it has yet to appear on planet Earth.
The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.
Publishers, editors, agents all have one thing in common, aside from their love of cocktail parties. It's an incredible taste and an ability to find and nurture authors.
One does not expect to be comfortable in prison. As a matter of fact, one's mental suffering is so much greater than any common physical distress that the latter is almost forgotten.
I've always loved three-sided patios. Courtyard plans are very common, but it's rare that it has one side open.
When I kept a diary, I realised that it was all moanings and depression, and I think that is quite common.
This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist.
To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.
Violent resistance and nonviolent resistance share one very important thing in common: They are both a form of theater seeking an audience to their cause.
I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together.
We always think of borders as something that separates two peoples but of course they unite them. It's something you have in common, literally.
The common misconception is that as an actress you have to learn what you're doing. No, you just have to make the audience think you've learned it.
'Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.
Members of Congress have more in common with the people they hobnob in Washington, D.C., than they do with the people they're supposed to represent.
I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
I think, in common with a lot of novelists, I wasn't the most athletic guy at school.
The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
