#tangible

The fact that political ideologies are tangible realities is not a proof of their vitally necessary character. The bubonic plague was an extraordinarily powerful social reality, but no one would have regarded it as vitally necessary. ↗

— Wilhelm Reich

#bubonic #character #extraordinarily #fact #ideologies

I never intended to be a professional writer; as the story developed, the one thing I had in my hopes was that this would be something tangible to separate me from the nameless, numbered masses. ↗

— R. A. Salvatore

#had #hopes #i #intended #masses

As the new endogenous growth theory suggests, TFP growth is closely related to accumulation of the intangible capitals, such as human capital and research and development. ↗

— Toshihiko Fukui

#capitals #closely #development #growth #human

The atmosphere is different in Congress after September 11. Terrorism is no longer an abstract issue, but a real, tangible threat. ↗

— Howard Berman

#after #atmosphere #congress #different #issue

To me, it's like the difference between a pen and a paintbrush. Music draws from almost the identical place as art does, which really is that intangible - it's like you're pulling from the ether. I don't know where it comes from. Nobody really does. It sort of arrives when it wants to. ↗

— Brandon Boyd

#arrives #art #between #comes #difference

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records. ↗

— Richard Branson

#assets #bands #brand #careers #combination

However, lifestyle intervention requires discipline with a tangible end result that is within reach. It requires personal resolve, a lifelong commitment. ↗

— Tim Holden

#discipline #end #end result #however #intervention

The sheer magnitude of Speaker Pelosi's spending spree is mind boggling. Most of us do not use the number 1,000,000,000,000 in our daily lives, so it is difficult to attach tangible value to the figure. ↗

— Geoff Davis

#daily #daily lives #difficult #figure #lives

A song is the most intangible thing in the world. ↗

— Jimmie Davis

#most #song #thing #world

Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#around #because #being #books #both