Conveying Quotes - Page 4

• I know not what you mean by God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation.

  Charles Bradlaugh

  Mean, Sound, Affirmation

  Charles Bradlaugh (1889). “Theological Essays”, p.195, Library of Alexandria

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• At a time when the American family is threatened as never before, redefining it away from the union of one man and one woman only promises to weaken it as a child-rearing, values-conveying institution.

  Marco Rubio

  Dream, Children, Men

  "Marco Rubio's 'American Dreams': 10 key quotes" by James Hohmann, www.politico.com. January 09, 2015.

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• The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest in the comparative status-conveying qualities of sneakers. Manners are available to all, for free.

  Judith Martin

  Sneakers, Quality, Doe

  Judith Martin (1996). “Common courtesy: in which Miss Manners solves the problem that baffled Mr. Jefferson”

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• Objects are better than text at conveying narrative

  Neil MacGregor

  Narrative, Objects

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• The atheist does not say 'there is no God,' but he says 'I know not what you mean by God; I am without idea of God'; the word 'God' is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation. ... The Bible God I deny; the Christian God I disbelieve in; but I am not rash enough to say there is no God as long as you tell me you are unprepared to define God to me.

  Charles Bradlaugh

  Christian, Atheist, Mean

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• I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.

  Adam Levine

  Larger Than Life

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