#emphasis

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis. ↗

— William R. Alger

#emphasis #exaggeration #false #true

I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#appreciating #average #being #believe #career

There is no essential difference between the material of comedy and tragedy. All depends on the point of view of the dramatist, which, by clever emphasis, he tries to make the point of view of his audience. ↗

— George P. Baker

#between #clever #comedy #depends #difference

My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel. ↗

— Roseanne Barr

#because #emphasis #gays #greater #hope

The emphasis should be on why we do a job. ↗

— W. Edwards Deming

#job #should #why

When I say that human beings are just gene machines, one shouldn't put too much emphasis on the word 'just.' There is a very great deal of complication, and indeed beauty in being a gene machine. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#being #beings #complication #deal #emphasis

Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models. ↗

— Ruben Blades

#copying #cuban #dancing #distinctive #emphasis

I was always looking for the most dramatic emphasis. ↗

— Neil LaBute

#dramatic #emphasis #i #looking #most

Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement. ↗

— Warren Farrell

#balance #between #competitive #emphasis #focus

Hence my obstinate emphasis on stylistic continuity from work to work rather than specific sibling relationships between the individual work and other members of its stylistic 'family' in the world outside. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#continuity #emphasis #family #hence #individual