Setting Quotes - page 4

Political and legal institutions play a central role in setting the environment that can nurture prosperity and economic growth. (Angus Deaton)
In any commersial setting time comes in three forms. There's real time, there's perceived time, and there's a combination of two. View quote
Paco Underhill
The love we most cherish will, of necessity, bring us pain. Because that love is like the setting of a body with broken bones. But I want to stage the setting. I want to direct all scenes. View quote
Rebecca Wells
If rather than setting the minimum balance as the lowest possible amount, so we keep people in debt for as long as possible, we raise the minimum payment and encourage people to pay off their credit cards, we're going to make less money, but we're going to have costumers that are more solvent. View quote
Richard Thaler
Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things - the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space. View quote
Susan Orlean
My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them. View quote
Tom Perrotta
From exam grading to health education to professional training to democratic participation, paths towards self-realization and success in the world are often daunting and obscure: journeys only the privileged feel confident setting off along. View quote
Tom Chatfield
Russian is a very deceptive language, because it looks easy at first: it's like setting out for a gentle stroll and realizing that you've committed yourself to scaling Himalayan peaks. View quote
Armand Hammer
If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer. View quote
Hermann Maier
Fifty dorcas they're setting up an ambush near my ship. (Nykyrian) No bet. I know they are. They're too stupid to not be obvious and predictable. Gah, I hate abiding by the law. Too bad you can't slaughter them where they stand. (Syn) View quote
Sherrilyn Kenyon
I'm thinking of remaking 'Psycho' again. Doing a third remake. The idea this time is to really change it - we're talking about doing a punk rocker setting. (Gus Van Sant)
Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely to experience wellness. Setting high standards makes every day and every decade worth looking forward to. View quote
Greg Anderson
The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously. View quote
Dennis Rodman
A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line. View quote
Desi Arnaz
If you can tune into your purpose and really align with it, setting goals so that your vision is an expression of that purpose, then life flows much more easily. View quote
Jack Canfield
With most of my books, I'll actually go out and look at the setting. If you describe things carefully, it kind of makes the scene pop. View quote
John Sandford
'Shake It Up' definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family. View quote
Zendaya
If you believe in love, you're setting yourself up to be disappointed. View quote
Candace Bushnell
I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like. View quote
Karin Fossum
I have never been more proud of the United States than I am this year. We have elected an African-American president. We have the stellar Michelle Obama setting the standard for American women. I simply cannot say it enough: look how far we've come. View quote
Kathryn Stockett
No, I am never setting foot in this house again it scares me and makes me sad and I wish you could be a mom whose eyes worked but I don't think you can. (Laurie Halse Anderson)
I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals. View quote
Bonnie Blair
The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives. View quote
Brandy Norwood
Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow. View quote
Veronica Franco
As time goes on, I realize more and more that, beginning in the early 30's, David Smith began setting the precedent for what was to come later for many of us. View quote
Kenneth Noland