Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
We know that in 2001 it was believed 78 stem cell lines existed. But now we know there are only 22 that are viable, and they have been contaminated with mouse stem cells.
The same thing is to be understood of all bodies, revolved in any orbits. They all endeavour to recede from the centres of their orbits, and were it not for the opposition of a contrary force which restrains them to and detains them in their orbits, which I therefore call Centripetal, would fly off in right lines with a uniform motion.
Convergence and the blurring of lines across industries creates the opportunity for women to really excel.
Telegraphs are machines for conveying information over extensive lines with great rapidity.
Females get hired along procreative lines. After 40, we're kind of cooked.
There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.
The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.
For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and you will be saved.
Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion.
I consider descending chromatic lines and arpeggiated chords basic skills learned by any student of the guitar.
Certainly, as a guitarist, I was aware of descending chromatic lines and arpeggios long before 1968.
As an assistant operations officer for a helicopter task force in Iraq, I saw my fellow Guardsmen and soldiers risk life and limb to maintain diesel fuel supply lines.
To us, the definition of philanthropy is what we spend. A P&L account means expenditure, lines of revenue. There is a surplus; it goes to the balance sheet. A transparent foundation should disclose this.
Look at the commercial and industrial development that is going on along the 101. A lot of the infrastructure - the sewer lines and drainage that make development possible - was put in during the freeway construction.
I love novels, but I'm not a novelist. I'm just a dramatist, which means I write lines for actors. That's all I have ever wanted to do.
Right after Dynasty ended I had a facelift and laser surgery to get rid of lines around my eyes.
Like many modern poets, I tend to conceal rhymes by placing them in the middle of lines, and to avoid immediate alliteration and assonance in favor of echoes placed later in the poems.