#phenomenon

There is perhaps no phenomenon which contains so much destructive feeling as moral indignation, which permits envy or to be acted out under the guise of virtue. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#contains #destructive #envy #feeling #guise

I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck. ↗

— Joshua Leonard

#blair #cultural #far #film #i

This result is due to a phenomenon of interference which occurs within the sensitive layer. ↗

— Gabriel Lippmann

#interference #layer #occurs #phenomenon #result

Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#been #emotions #evoke #fundamentalism #german

Religion as a human phenomenon is as riddled through with potential for both good and evil as any other phenomenon. ↗

— Richard John Neuhaus

#both #evil #good #good and evil #human

I was an unusually private person - in a way, kind of insufferably so. I think I thought the celebrity thing when it happened was a temporary phenomenon, and I was above it. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#celebrity #celebrity thing #happened #i #i think

I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first they're going to love 'Harry Potter,' or they may love 'The Hunger Games,' but after that, they're going to love the act of reading and wonder, 'What else can I read?' ↗

— Gary Ross

#after #creates #else #first #games

Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help. ↗

— Marion Ross

#come #denial #forward #get #getting

We, in Prince Edward Island, are fully familiar with this modern phenomenon. ↗

— Alex Campbell

#familiar #fully #island #modern #phenomenon

First off, I have to mention what is undoubtedly the greatest phenomenon of the modern era: All You Can Eat Buffets. ↗

— Alexei Sayle

#era #first #greatest #i #mention