#dictate

People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

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Marketing is a very good thing, but it shouldn't control everything. It should be the tool, not that which dictates. ↗

— Nicolas Roeg

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Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

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I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself. ↗

— Venerable Bede

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Is it absurd to imagine that our social behavior, from amoeba to man, is also planned and dictated, from stored information, by the cells? And that the time has come for men to be entrusted with the task, through heroic efforts, of bringing life to other worlds? ↗

— Albert Claude

#also #behavior #bringing #cells #come

President Bush has shown great leadership. He has said that the 21st century will not be ruled or dictated by terrorists, dictators, and murderers. He is absolutely right. God bless him for his resolve. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

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I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully. ↗

— Spike Lee

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I just sit at the drawing board most of the time. I am used to talking to people. I love going to conventions, getting feedback and talking to people. Some artists don't. Some artists sit at their drawing board because their personality actually dictates that. ↗

— David Lloyd

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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. ↗

— Douglas MacArthur

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I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really. ↗

— John Mayall

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