I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
I think it's important to understand the concrete ways things work and to respect that. But some things shouldn't be explained, and you have to respect that, too.
Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.
...their hearts had still not been hardened with the inevitable cynicism that familiarity and experience breed.
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.
A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington.
As the anti-slavery community, we must together ensure that this attention is transferred into concrete action and results.
A concrete love is a mass of emotion formed into a compound mixture of affection, care, desire and expectation.
That really was NOT fun, though. Well, the hitting-her-with-a-stick part, that was fun. But crashing into a concrete bear? NOT fun.
Every type of purely direct concrete description bears the mark of artistic portrayal.
But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it.
There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.
Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
In the enjoyment of a great myth we come nearest to experiencing as a concrete what can otherwise be understood only as an abstraction.
Your memories from your early childhood seem to have such purchase on your emotions. They are so concrete.
My way of thinking is very particular and concrete. It doesn't follow a continuous path.
Without troublesome work, no one can have any concrete, full idea of what pure mathematical research is like or of the profusion of insights that can be obtained from it.
Is this your holiday homework?" asked Sarah. "Don't do it, Rose! And Eve will write you a note to say it's iniquitous to give eight-year-olds homework. You will, won't you, Eve?" "I could never spell 'iniquitous,' Sarah darling!" "Hot concrete," said...
The slick concrete reflected the facades of the work weary - grey, cracked and old, but more importantly, trodden upon.
If you don't make peace with your own mortality, you'll never know what it's like to truly be alive.
When I was still at school, I'd help Dad at the concrete yard he had prior to the garden centre. I was doing things there, like driving the tractors and forklifts, that most kids my age couldn't.
