Affinity Quotes - Page 9

• The necessity of war, which among human actions is the most lawless, hath some kind of affinity with the necessity of law.

  Walter Raleigh

  War, Law, Action

  Sir Walter Raleigh, William Oldys, Thomas Birch (1829). “Miscellaneous works”, p.254

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• Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.

  Al-Ghazali

  Spiritual, Love Is, Two

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• Some friendships in life sustain themselves only at a particular life stage, products of some mutual developmental problem to be resolved together, or of some external circumstance, like being housed in the same dormitory in boarding school. Others grow out of a deeper spiritual and philosophical affinity, which continues throughout life.

  Jill Ker Conway

  Spiritual, Philosophical, School

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• I have a natural affinity with children and adults who can't accept adult responsibility.

  Dexter Fletcher

  Children, Responsibility, Adults

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• From time to time, I am asked--by people with an alarming lack of tact--why a man like myself, who has demonstrated an affinity for working with children, has none of his own. Other people's children are quite enough, thank you.

  Rupert Giles

  Children, Men, People

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• Sometimes just being an immigrant, I read things the wrong way, and that can be funny. Or I'll put the emphasis on the wrong word, and that can be funny. I have an affinity for comedy because I like to watch them. It's an honor to make comedies because I love being able to pop something into the DVD player and laugh. I love doing it.

  John Cho

  Player, Love Is, Dvds

  Source: collider.com

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• Here man is no longer the center of the world, only a witness, but a witness who is also a partner in the silent life of Nature, bound by secret affinities of the trees.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Men, Tree, Secret

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• Art is a process of concentration. It is both the distilled essence and the commentary upon otherwise mundane activities and reflections. Musical notes must be charged, must gather more than one and the surface meaning, must reveal audible and "inaudible" connections to other notes, patterns, and meaning, either by way of affinity or contrast.

  Russell Sherman

  Art, Reflection, Essence

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• I have done, I hope to say I've done things to help make a difference while I'm on this earth. Are animal issues most important to me? Absolutely. I have an affinity with them, but I also care about children and the elderly and always say that the rest of everybody else can fend for themselves because we're in a age where we can. And we're all able to do so.

  Linda Blair

  Children, Animal, Elderly

  "Interview With The Exorcist's Linda Blair". Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. September 17, 2000.

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• For people to even be interested and to reach out and say "I can't wait for you to come out with something", it's just so inspiring and motivating. It just keeps me going and it reminds me of why I love to make music because there's nothing greater than to use the gifts you have and share it with people who have that same affinity for the art that you give.

  Tiffany Villarreal

  Art, People, Giving

  Source: youknowigotsoul.com

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