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Sunday, September 29th, 2024
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Quotations regarding 'Light'

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We can put television in its proper light by supposing that Gutenberg's great invention had been directed at printing only comic books.
Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator (1899-1977)
As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makres plain the pathway.
Anne Hutchinson, American Clergyman (1591-1643)
Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and after consulting those who will be affected should itself provide some reassurance that the EU is trying to reform itself.
John Hutton, English Educator (1965-  )
Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.
Jean Ingelow, English Poet (1820-1897)
What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.
Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer (1833-1899)
Lincoln said that the Patent Office adds the flame of interest to the light of creativity. And that is why we need to improve the effectiveness of our Patent Office.
Jay Inslee, American Politician (1951-  )
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity.
Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet (1877-1938)
All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of their military forces, in the best possible light.
Bruce Jackson, Public Servant
I'd like to be able to light the fire a little bit.
Reggie Jackson, American Athlete (1946-  )
Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level.
Helmut Jahn, Architect (1940-  )
For example, the opposition between acute and grave phonemes has the capacity to suggest an image of bright and dark, of pointed and rounded, of thin and thick, of light and heavy, etc.
Roman Jakobson, Russian Scientist (1896-1982)
The task is to investigate speech sounds in relation to the meanings with which they are invested, i.e., sounds viewed as signifiers, and above all to throw light on the structure of the relation between sounds and meaning.
Roman Jakobson, Russian Scientist (1896-1982)
Speech sounds cannot be understood, delimited, classified and explained except in the light of the tasks which they perform in language.
Roman Jakobson, Russian Scientist (1896-1982)
Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades.
Michael Patrick Jann, American Actor (1970-  )
The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.
Pope John XXIII, Italian Clergyman (1881-1963)
It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see.
Samuel Johnson, English Author (1709-1784)
In the light of the actual fighting that is now in progress, we have reached the point where the military considerations clearly outweigh the fiscal considerations.
Louis A. Johnson, American Public Servant (1891-1966)
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
Lyndon B. Johnson, American President (1908-1973)
Human beings will line up for miles to buy a bucket of catastrophes, but don't try selling sunshine and light - you'll go broke.
Chuck Jones, American Director (1912-2002)
My father wasn't really involved and my mom is the light in my life.
Marion Jones, American Athlete (1975-  )
 
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