#significant

Economists are coming to acknowledge that measures of national wealth and poverty in terms strictly of average income tell you little that is significant of the health or viability of a society. ↗

— Rowan D. Williams

#average #coming #economists #health #income

Netfali's breath caught in his throat at the sight of the infinite colors and the gentle curve of the faraway horizon. He had never imagined the height of the white spray breaking against the rocks, the dark sand, or the air that whispered of fish and salt. He stood, captivated, feeling small and insignificant, and at the same time as if he belonged to something much grander. ↗

— Peter Sís

#imagination

You don’t need a significant other to lead a significant life. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#being-single #independence #life #love #not-settling

It would follow that 'significant form' was form behind which we catch a sense of ultimate reality. ↗

— Clive Bell

#catch #follow #form #reality #sense

My characters are often without a significant parental figure. ↗

— Jamie Bell

#figure #often #parental #significant #without

The challenge of work-life balance is without question one of the most significant struggles faced by modern man. ↗

— Stephen Covey

#challenge #faced #man #modern #modern man

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#attention #changing #how #humor #involved

Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

#every #kind #lives #music #our

We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been. ↗

— Michael Burgess

#beginnings #called #could #deaths #ended

When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic. ↗

— Tony Campolo

#african #african american #african americans #american #community