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My life would be a reflection of my childhood, but it isn't; it is a reflection of the dreams that I had as a child for a better life.
Bereavement is terrible, of course. And when somebody you love dies, it's a time for reflection, a time for memory, a time for regret.
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
I think one of the reasons I love science fiction so much is that it's - when it's ideally done right, it's a reflection on ourselves.
There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.
In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.
Today is a day for sober and mature reflection, not glee. Mindless celebration is both spiritually inappropriate and politically naive.
A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.
As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.
Basically, an artist should be a mirror, or a reflection of society or his or her environment. What you see is what you can articulate.
We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.
When there are no lyrics, people can picture what they want. It's a reflection of where they are in their lives. Music becomes a mirror.
The self is fundamentally an illusion arising as a reflection of the soul in matter, much as a clear lake at midnight reflects the moon.
The rainbow mirrors human aims and action. Think, and more clearly wilt thou grasp it, seeing Life is but light in many-hued reflection.
I see myself at crossroads in my life, mapless, lacking bits of knowledge - then, the Moon breaks through, lights up the path before me.
But somehow in identifying myself as the healer, there was still a seed of both self-righteousness and defense from a kind of emptiness.
It is by thoughtful reflection that the elusive moments of the past draw near to us in present reality and gain a measure of permanence.
But unfortunately Locke treated ideas of reflection as if they were another class of objects of contemplation beside ideas of sensation.
The Thames was all gold. God it was beautiful, so fine that I began working a frenzy, following the sun and its reflections on the water.
It is necessary ... for a man to go away by himself ... to sit on a rock ... and ask, 'Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?
Remember that all is One... and what you do to your neighbor, your friend or your foe, is a reflection of what you think of your Creator.
Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.
The greatest empiricists among us are only empiricists on reflection: when left to their instincts, they dogmatize like infallible popes.
It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.
Your grammar is a reflection of your image. Good or bad, you have made an impression. And like all impressions, you are in total control.
Faith is a private matter, usually held deep within a person, quiet, impossible to recognise or understand, if you have no faith yourself
The home is the center of your soul; it's a total reflection of your inner life. If you have a dreary home, it means you are dark inside.
I've had all types of beautiful girls tell me that they ugly when they look in the mirror, as if it's someone else's reflection they see.
Although I've watched myself making the transition from being a girl to being a woman, I still feel 15 years old. My reflection disagrees.
What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives
'Quantum Conundrum' is a direct reflection, not just of me, but of our entire team. It has a little bit of all of our personalities in it.
A moment's reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force.
Your home is a kind of a reflection of your family, your life, where you're at, where you want to be, so I love to entertain people in it.
Doubt everything or believe everything: these are two equally convenient strategies. With either we dispense with the need for reflection.
Long before we discovered mirrors and photographs, our mothers' reflections provided us with the earliest glimpses of our female identity.
If you don't think a film looks good then that is just a reflection of how bad the artist was that was using the paint that is really good.
What interests me is trying to catch the reflection of the human being on the page. I'm interested in how ordinary people live their lives.
Fashion and beauty is a reflection of what's on the inside. And if you're genuine, they match up. The core of who you are will be the same.
And if nobody reads me, shall I have wasted my time, when I have beguiled so many idle hours with such pleasant and profitable reflections?
I might rap about a lot of stuff, but that's just a reflection about what I've been through. But in real life, everything I do is positive.
When you look directly at an insane man all you see is a reflection of your own knowledge that he's insane, which is not to see him at all.
It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to change himself.
My reflection, when I first made myself master of the central idea of the 'Origin', was, 'How extremely stupid not to have thought of that!'
The harder we push forward into the unknown the more it intensifies the reflection of humanity. That's what I really love about 'Star Trek.'
The abyss you stare into and that stares back at you is your reflection in the mirror - we all have it - that shadow self - that dark heart.
The object of reflection is invariably the discovery of something satisfying to the mind which was not there at the beginning of the search.
On her Slave For You video: It's a very sensual video so I thought it was a good reflection of the song. My Mum thought it was... different.
I think that's what a lot of writers do, create a totally fantastical scenario that is a reflection of something else going on in their life.
Night had come—night that she loved of all times, night in which the reflections in the dark pool of the mind shine more clearly than by day.
We can read your heart rate from a webcam without you wearing anything - we can just use the reflection of your face, which shows blood flow.