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By object is meant some element in the complex whole that is defined in abstraction from the whole of which it is a distinction.
You have to tell a super story that has some fantastical element, but the human element is what's going to keep people watching.
I think there's a spiritual element to dancing in general. There's a reason why in every culture, dancing seems to be in our DNA.
There is an element of seduction in shoes that doesn't exist for men. A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.
Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.
I really don't know anything about music, and it's no great experience for me. But I do think that music has a purifying element.
London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.
I'm excited to play any character that is based in reality. And I'd be even more excited if I can add a comic element to my role.
My whole journey and career has been really interesting, but the one element it never really had was any sense of great momentum.
'Nowhere Man' embodies one of my favorite themes - the hero completely out of his element. It's really near and dear to my heart.
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.
That was a real learning element for me, because I realized that the more true you are to yourself, the more you will lose people.
NASA is my favorite website. The universe with its abstract nature attracts me. The abstract element in my poetry comes from there.
Of course I want my films to look really good, but every single element is chosen for a reason. It's telling something in the story.
I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work.
One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they see it.
You always have to come from the element of 'What do you have in common?' first. It makes it easier to work through your differences.
How can an act done under compulsion have any moral element in it, seeing that what is moral is the free act of an intelligent being?
My fascination has been the space between cloth and the body, and using a two-dimensional element to clothe a three-dimensional form.
The element of surprise - where you think you know where a joke is going, and then you're wrong. Those are my favorite kind of jokes.
The spiritual element, the really important part of religion, has no concern with Time and Space, temporary mundane laws, or conduct.
Mediocrity was the dominating element of big conglomerates and, in the new digital age, digitalization goes exactly after mediocrity.
I try to put myself into unusual and difficult situations as often as I can in order to capture the element of struggle in the music.
I started out writing music for theatre and contemporary dance, so there has always been a dramatic and narrative element in my music.
I love getting on You Tube to look at the old comics. I am in my element seeing guys like Jack Benny and Phil Silvers give interviews.
Cooking is an important part of a good, stable family life. I like to get the family together; there's a huge nurturing element in it.
With Tourette's, there's this element of vulnerability and compassion and empathy that you innately possess because of the affliction.
There will always be a certain element of extremists on either side, left or right, who no mainstream news outlet is going to satisfy.
When you look at almost every submarine movie, to some degree or another, there's this 'Moby Dick' element, this Ahab element to them.
Playing live is my natural element. It's too hard to relax in the studio because there are too many options. It's just not as exciting.
Real people move, they bear with them the element of time. It is this fourth dimension of people that I try to capture in a photograph.
In a bathroom choose a bold color pattern on the tile on a feature wall. Simple changes like that add a unique element that stands out.
We've got a deeply flawed political system with an insane overreaching extremist element, with a Supreme Court that is completely loony.
There is a pop element to what I do, but I'm going for a deeper, more left-of-center vibe. That's the sound I've always been looking for.
I don't try to make actors play crazy characters. I like where there's a certain element of who they are and truth to their performances.
I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport.
Ever since I released my first album, I've tried not to use minor chords as the main element in songs. The way I sing is too melancholic.
The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.
In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.
We love the idea of really putting on a show. It's not just a band playing on the stage. There's a theatrical element to what's going on.
The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.
A key element of Web blogs is the community element. Most blogs are not self-contained; they are highly dependent on linking to each other.
The director Steve McQueen has found a way to constantly include the element of surprise in his work, both as an artist and as a filmmaker.
That element of surprise is what I look for when I am writing. It is my way of judging what I am doing - which is never an easy thing to do.
While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.
To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'
As long as the crowd make noise, I will be in my element, whether it is booing or cheering. The main thing is I get a reaction of some kind.
One of the things I love about Joel and Ethan Coen's movies is that there is this element of the ethereal and the mythic that they play with.