#consciously

A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any successor, she takes little pains to mark the route by which she is making her ascent. ↗

— Alice Stone Blackwell

#any #ascent #feeling #finds #guide

Film scores are often based on short themes, and it helps if you've got some way of developing these themes and making them sometimes last 4 minutes and sometimes last 40 seconds. One ends up doing it subconsciously. ↗

— Anne Dudley

#developing #doing #ends #film #got

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another. ↗

— John le Carre

#compose #day #dress #every #every day

Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win. ↗

— Rio Ferdinand

#any #beating #believe #brazil #four

The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William Goldman's 'Marathon Man.' That was the first adult thriller that I loved. I read it when I was 15 or so, when my father gave it to me. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#always #because #book #father #first

The Men at Work thing is always there, it's always going to be there. It's not something I consciously think that much about anymore. The thing that stays with you is the songs, which is a good thing for me, because the songs are the things that stand the test of time. ↗

— Colin Hay

#about #always #anymore #because #consciously

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#approximate #characters #example #followers #imitate

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

#consciously #definition #deliberate #god #hanging

Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger always arises that it will be exploited by those who consciously or unconsciously present anti-Semitism in a new guise. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#anti-semitism #arises #challenge #conceivable #consciously

In particular, the efforts to reestablish peace after the World War have been directed toward the formation of states and the regulation of their frontiers according to a consciously national program. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#after #been #consciously #directed #efforts