Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does it well and triumphs.
I have been watching and drawing the surface of Mars. It is wonderfully full of detail. There is certainly no question about there being mountains and large greatly elevated plateaus.
The elevator to success broke a long time ago, the problem is too many people are too lazy to take the stairs.
As an actor, you're tied to the writing. You live and die by what's written for you. And you can elevate that to a certain extent, but really, that's your blueprint.
If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to people.
People call me and ask me for advice all the time. On an elevator they tell me their problems. I think it's in part because I'm Italian so I'm emotionally available and I have a friendly persona.
Denis: Eighth floor? Alexander Kerner: Yup. Denis: Elevator? Alexander Kerner: Broken. Denis: Shit. Alexander Kerner: You can say that again.
Woman in Elevator: [looks at the baby] Oh, how cute. What's his name? Phil Wenneck: Ben. Alan Garner: Carlos.
Osgood: [to the elevator operator] All right, driver, once around the park, slowly, and keep your eyes on the road.
If I may take the liberty to speak for science at least, today his name and his prizes are without a peer in the world. He not only elevates science but he influences it as well.
We've made elevator music of Jesus Christ. We've made Him the most boring, bland, blah person; and He was the most revolutionary man.
[after seeing Bernstein light up a cigarette in an elevator] Bob Woodward: Is there any place you *don't* smoke?
I like anything that is thought provoking and elevates one's consciousness to the highest and out of it's safety net, making one breathe aspiration.
There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.
If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?
Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality in some respects.
I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies, and one cannot lead a war against a network if the term war is to retain any definite meaning.
Willy Wonka: This is the great glass Wonkavator. Grandpa Joe: It's an elevator. Willy Wonka: No, it's a Wonkavator. An elevator can only go up and down, but the Wonkavator can go sideways, and slantways, and longways, and backways... Charlie Bucket: ...
You like playing with fire?” “Yes. It is my favorite element.” She extracted her arm from his grip and stepped inside the elevator
the table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.
I have to get off this elevator. I can't ride with him, Can't look at him, Can't be this close to him. Can't, Can't, can't.
