In the darkest region of the political field the condemned man represents the symmetrical, inverted figure of the king.
For Madison, on the other hand, “a Public Debt is a Public curse,” and “in a Representative Government greater than in any other.”26
Chance is the nature of our universe. […] madness represents a chaotic reservoir of surprises. Some surprises can be valuable.
How to preside over your own internal disorder? Finding the "I" that can represent the pack of you is the first challenge of the memoirist.
For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.
My family, the support of my friends, the amount of people that have written and come up to me on the street and said, 'Thank you for representing us,' and Adam Lambert, and Lady Gaga, that's been amazing.
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him.
The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom.
Everyone thinks of them in terms of poisoned apples and glass coffins, and forgets that they represent girls who walked into dark forests and remade them into their own reflections.
Milton's learned vocabulary [...] and his distant perspectives, represent the authoritative unintelligibility of the parents' speech as heard by the child.
Children are born atheists. Then they are indoctrinated and abused by so-called 'God's representatives.' Innocents are scarred emotionally and psychologically by those who are sworn to protect them.
Each spine was an encapsulated memory, each book represented hours, days of pleasure, of immersion into words.
The artistic image is not intended to represent the thing itself, but, rather, the reality of the force the thing contains.
It is so easy to judge those around us and decide their value without knowing who they really are or what they truly represent.
You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.
Before job interviews, I think: What color tie best represents me as a person this company would be interested in?
A classic is the term given to any book which comes to represent the whole universe, a book on a par with ancient talismans.
Donkeys and elephants represent us politically. Why? Because snakes and roaches would be too obvious.
Universities want to recruit the students that they believe will best represent the university while in school and beyond. Students with a robust social media presence and clearly defined personal brand stand to become only more influential.
I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do, and if that turns you into a perfectionist, then maybe I am.
During the summer of 2009, the debate on health care reform was emotional and intense. At its best, it represented the free exchange of ideas that makes this country great. At its worst, it generated death threats and acts of violence.
