There's always moral instruction whether the writer inserts it deliberately or not. The least effective moral instruction in fiction is that which is consciously inserted. Partly because it won't reflect the storyteller's true beliefs, it will only r...
Mercy reflects the presence of the Lord in your heart and your life.
I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.
One of the Age of Enlightenment's most hypnotic images is Ledoux's rendering of his neoclassical theater of 1775 - 1784 in Besancon, surreally reflected in the colossal eye of an unidentified cosmic being.
We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.
No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.
In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.
I feel compelled to make art that on one hand reflects and sometimes almost creates like a sense of comfort when confronted with the strangeness of the world.
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.
There is nothing like a train journey for reflection.
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.
And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on.
When do I see a photograph, when a reflection?
Your relationship to yourself is and always will be directly reflected in all your relationships with others.
Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.
To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to the oppressed, and think no more is a profound moral fault.
Now I know that Wal-Mart's policies do not reflect the best way of doing business and the values that I think are important in America.
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
Many of the best films made about war have come out after the wars have ended. People need a period of time to reflect on them.
To me, what philosophy does best is reflect on knowledge that's generated in other areas.
Your look reflects what's happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
