#direction

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will. ↗

— Brad Bird

#assume #because #brain #direction #every

Polls are frequently taken to try to tease out or determine likely directions and trends, but once taken, they belong to the past, requiring that new polls be taken. ↗

— Alan Dundes

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There are a lot of times that if a detail in a scene or a beat, feels unnatural, they'll allow me to explore another direction to go until we're all comfortable with what we are doing. ↗

— George Eads

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When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ball or pass it to an open man. In other words, I may be committed to the air, but I still have some control over it. ↗

— Julius Erving

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The thing about Brando was that I'd make these directions, and he'd walk away. He'd heard enough... to get the machine going. ↗

— Elia Kazan

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Over the past few years, many of us have increasingly begun to question the direction and meaning of our society as it has developed over the past several centuries. ↗

— Alex Campbell

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But, as we've seen over the last several months, the people in this country are very dissatisfied with the direction that this administration is taking this country. And what we heard last night was absolutely the ignoring of that fact. It was: We're going to continue with this agenda. In fact, we're going to double down on healthcare. ↗

— Eric Cantor

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In the period from 1824 to 1833, the tendency was steadily in the former direction, but it was only in the latter part of it that it was made really efficient. ↗

— Henry Charles Carey

#efficient #former #latter #made #only

Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity. ↗

— Thad Cochran

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