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What interested me was not news, but appraisal. What I sought was to grasp the flavor of a man, his texture, his impact, what he stood for, what he believed in, what made him what he was and what color he gave to the fabric of his time.
John Gunther

Time, Him, Made

Listen to any musical phrase or rhythm, and grasp it as a whole, and you thereupon have present in you the image, so to speak, of the divine knowledge of the temporal order.
Josiah Royce

Knowledge, Speak, Whole

John Kennedy really did extend the reach of the American people and said, like Lincoln said in a way, that our reach is farther than our grasp - and we should aim high.
Richard Dreyfuss

Said, American, High

Can't disagree with the need for a grasp of history.
Gwen Ifill

History, Disagree

Student journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you're able to grasp what things mean.
Ben Nicholson

Important, Mean, Able

In fact, it is often times a detriment for the Government to preemptively legislate on an issue before we can either define it or grasp its impact.
Steve Buyer

Government, Before, Fact

To those of you who study history, economics, sociology, literature and language I present the challenge of the utilization of the enormous resources in our grasp to the problem of creating a genuinely good life for yourselves and your children.
Polykarp Kusch

Life, Good, History

I think music needs to be presented in a way so that kids can grasp songs, dances, simple music that's associated with some particular defining moment in human experience.
Michael Tilson Thomas

Music, Experience, Simple

Especially moments when things are very difficult and complicated for me and I am still trying to grasp what is happening and I am still trying to understand and to reach family back home.
Edwidge Danticat

Family, Home, Trying

Don't get me wrong, some of the mis-informed articles I have read over the last few weeks have been incredibly frustrating, but for my part I fully appreciate the opportunity I have been given and want to grasp it firmly.
Adam Rickitt

Wrong, Last, Few

The trouble with ghostwriting is that it raises the issue of whether the president is in a state of diminished responsibility for what he says. Does he actually grasp the implications of the words he speaks?
Jonathan Raban

Words, State, Whether

Frank Sinatra taught me how to do him. It took me seven years to master him. He would tell me, tap your foot, Rich, and don't forget to grasp your sleeve.
Rich Little

Forget, Him, Rich

You know, I was such a big Beatles fan, and when I'd buy a new album I'd invariably hate it the first time I heard it 'cause it was a mixture of absolute joy and absolute frustration. I couldn't grasp what they'd done, and I'd hate myself for that.
Andy Partridge

Time, Hate, Done

Until we can fully grasp the extent of corruption and fraud involved in the administration of the Oil-for-Food program, and until the United Nations decides to cooperate in the investigation, no American taxpayer dollars should go to the United Nations.
John Ensign

Corruption, American, Until

I don't think anyone who runs a TV show would ever say to you, 'I have a grasp on running a TV show.' Maybe that's not true. Maybe there are people that do. I don't know.
Elizabeth Meriwether

True, Show, Anyone

It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form.
Prince Andrew

Human, Idea, State

We don't know why we are here and the context of our role in the universe, and the thought of an infinite universe. It's something the human mind can't really grasp. It's statistically impossible that there's not life on other planets.
Joel Kinnaman

Life, Mind, Human

China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S.
Ziyi Zhang

Time, Learn, Language

Very often we developed a better grasp of the subjects than the over worked teachers.
Albert Bandura

Often, Worked, Teachers

Star Trek has brought so much of what I want within my grasp.
DeForest Kelley

Star, Within, Trek

I believe Georgia should aspire to nothing less than greatness. And I believe greatness is within our grasp.
Sonny Perdue

Nothing, Greatness, Less

At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp.
Paul Pierce

Goal, Beginning, Guys

If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.
Vannevar Bush

Game, Far, Might

I'm sure some people have an absolute grasp of where they are in their careers. I just don't think about it that much.
Paul Bettany

Sure, Careers, Absolute

I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people.
Carol Kane

Great, Along, Pass

Americans know that we cannot tax and spend our way out of a recession, yet Democrats can't grasp this simple fact.
Pete Sessions

Simple, Cannot, Fact

Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.
Gustave Courbet

Beauty, Time, Power

On a grassroots level we say that man can touch more than he can grasp.
Gabriel Marcel

Touch, Level, Grassroots

We are to introduce our people into the life of the Church, which is salvation, that they may grasp its meaning, its contents and purpose, to taste and see how good the Lord is.
Arthur Middleton

Life, Good, May

I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents.
Michael Welch

Cool, Negative, Story

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