I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it.
There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.
Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label.
World looks narrow for great people, and world looks wide for minor people
How can love's spaciousness be conveyed in the narrow confines of one syllable?
I like to play people who are underdogs and misfits. People who are not on a straight and narrow path. That's exciting for me.
Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther.
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge.
There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful.
MTV definitely has the effect of narrowing the range of music that hits the mainstream. On the other hand, isn't that the effect of television in general?
The fact of the matter is that 40 years ago, unless you bought the record, you couldn't hear the music. It was such a narrow track in comparison to today.
I need a SUV, for me and my four sisters. So, I've narrowed it down to four, kind of expensive, cars.
Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.
When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn't work.
My beloved has arrived, but rather than greeting him, All I can do is bite the corner of my apron with a blank expression- What an awkward woman am I. My heart has longed for him as hugely and openly as a full moon But instead I narrow my eyes, and m...
How do we stay on the narrow path of following God's will in every sphere of life? How do we maintain sure footing and not fall into the temptation of rebellion on one side, or the temptation of legalism on the other? God has not sent us out across a...
Empathy has some unfortunate features - it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We're often at our best when we're smart enough not to rely on it.
The most obvious things are often right there, but you don't think about them because you've narrowed your vision.
The path is long, narrow and treacherous, but if we keep our Heart and Soul in balance, the way is sure.
A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
