#strict

Invention, strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory; nothing can come of nothing. ↗

— Joshua Reynolds

#combination #come #deposited #gathered #images

As long as my sixth graders showed an average improvement of five years, the principal and district pretty much left me alone to create my own curriculum and teach whatever I wanted. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#average #create #curriculum #district #five

Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life. ↗

— Lascelles Abercrombie

#attitude #cannot #epic #epic poetry #exhibits

I stand for strict economy in governmental affairs. ↗

— Harry F. Byrd

#economy #governmental #i #stand #strict

The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter. ↗

— Willa Cather

#condition #every #foreign #freedom #freedom from

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited. ↗

— Townsend Harris

#introduction #japanese #made #may #opium

The GOP leaders are upset with me, but the Republicans around the district are thanking me for stepping up to the plate and giving them a choice in this election of a real common sense conservative Reagan Republican. ↗

— Doug Hoffman

#choice #common #common sense #conservative #district

I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. And I tried the calorie restriction diet: The idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time, whether or not you want to, of course. ↗

— A. J. Jacobs

#course #diet #eat #i #i tried

I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say 'Do whatever you want.' Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it's better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways. ↗

— Lisa Mangum

#artists #restrictions #art

If there wasn't any business and it was just strictly basketball, then there would be no issue, it would probably be done by now. But the team has to protect. ↗

— Jason Kidd

#basketball #business #done #issue #just