Quotes of: Television-set Keyword

In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture.

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity

I (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way. ... "What's happening?" Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.

The Titan's Curse

He could have set fire to it, the garden was dry enough, and burned it clean—privet, vines, and weeds; but he waited in his rooms through the winter instead, weeping and dreaming.

Omensetter's Luck

There is a pivotal point in every interaction between humans which sets the course in their relationship. Do you hide or do you shine? Which way are you going to go? Hide or shine?

Pretty Hate

What sets lion chasers apart isn’t the outcome. It’s the courage to chase God-sized dreams.

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars

A distinctive appearance and a simple set of characteristics lead to an extremely flexible brand. (pg. 38)

Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World

I will murder you by the billions to give you immortality. I will set fire to your civilization to light your way forward. But know this: My species is not defined by your dying, but by your living.

Robopocalypse

A sister should set her brother up with one of her friends, unless her only friend is her sister.

This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

That name was a sadistic play on the Underground Railroad that smuggled American slaves north. The old Nazis set up their own version and used it mainly to move their people. They called it Die Spinne.

Treasure of Saint-Lazare

Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse

That is the remarkable thing about drinking: it brings people together so quickly, but between night and morning it sets an interval again of years.

Three Comrades: A Novel of Germany Between the Wars

Each day brings a fresh opportunity for you to set the standard of how dedicated and committed you are to your needs, wants, goals, and relationships.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

I was nothing but a failure. A fucked-up, broken shame. I was nothing but this emptiness. A shell ruined by fame. Don’t be afraid to shatter, baby, if that will set you free. I’ll find you in the pieces and that will unbreak me.

Unbreak Me

If I can give you all of these real answers to the questions you assumed were big unanswerable ones, imagine the depth of the new set of questions awaiting on the other side of resolution.

Urgency.

The journey was a surreal dream. This world was about knowing the person you’d always wanted to be and setting your foot down to it, remembering the person you’d thought you were as a child and rejoicing in its living, breathing actuality.

Unnatural Truth

Romy had never done a budget, Marisol had never designed costumes and sets, and Suzanne had never acted, but when I asked them to help, they didn't hesitate

Viola in Reel Life

* Love only serves and does not calculate. Love gives without expectation, while hate carries an endless tally of debts. Hate controls everything it touches, but love sets everything it touches free

Voice of Reason

The importance of setting a date, as in choosing a colour, is a matter of selection. Orange may be seen equally well as 'the decline and fall of red' or 'the rise and triumph of yellow'.

Villains' Paradise: A History of Britain's Underworld

Set a clear focus in your life , and fear will be crowded out. The more you fix your eyes on God’s purpose for you, the more you will overcome your fear.

What Are You Afraid Of?

Look for the heart of a tradition in the actions of its humble servants and selfless teachers. Listen and let the teachings be borne out, or set aside, based on your experience.

Western Lights: A Collection of Essays on Buddhism