#tends

Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another. ↗

— Lennart Meri

#between #bit #bond #civilisation #lost

The growth of a company like ours tends to be a relatively steady because, like some of the other successful mixed signal companies, we have a wide range of products servicing a wide range of end applications. ↗

— David Milne

#because #companies #company #end #growth

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth. ↗

— Malcolm Muggeridge

#american citizens #citizens #happiness #involve #moods

Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better. ↗

— Andy Partridge

#arrived #because #better #between #fine

One extends one's limits only by exceeding them. ↗

— M. Scott Peck

#extends #limits #only #them

God the Father and God the Son cannot be everywhere present; indeed they cannot be even in two places at the same instant: but God the Holy Spirit is omnipresent - it extends through all space, with all other matter. ↗

— Orson Pratt

#even #everywhere #extends #father #god

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#collecting #intends #man #master #masters

If I do a film and have to get naked, that tends to dictate how often I go to the gym. Acting in 'Richard II' on stage was a huge physical workout, so I ended up more toned than I normally am. ↗

— Eddie Redmayne

#am #dictate #ended #film #get

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#animal #eat #eats #friendly #intends

The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry. ↗

— Mark Knopfler

#music #poetry #tends #vehicle