Quotes and Sayings About Atmosphere
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I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
-- Akio MoritaSource : "Made in Japan : Akio Morita and Sony" by Akio Morita, Edwin M. Reingold, Mitsuko Shimomura, (p. 146), 1986.
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There are many who still do not believe that global warming is a problem at all. And it's no wonder: because they are the targets of a massive and well-organized campaign of disinformation lavishly funded by polluters who are determined to prevent any action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming out of a fear that their profits might be affected if they had to stop dumping so much pollution into the atmosphere.
-- Al Gore -
Then I thought, with the same clubhead speed, the ball's going to go at least six times as far. There's absolutely no drag, so if you do happen to spin it, it won't slice or hook 'cause there's no atmosphere to make it turn.
-- Alan Shepard -
There is an atmosphere of well-sounding oratory that likes to attach itself to dress clothes. Away with it!
-- Albert Einstein -
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Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic.
-- Albert Hadley -
Color is very much about atmosphere and emotion and the feel of a place.
-- Alex Webb -
You have to be aware of all the latent possibilities that give a work its special character - its atmosphere, its moods, its contrasts.
-- Alfred Brendel -
We had many books and pictures... my parents' way of life doubtless left a lasting impression on me. They created an atmosphere in which a certain kind of freedom could exist. This may well account for my seeking a related sense of liberty as I grew up.
-- Alfred Stieglitz -
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The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes.
-- Ali Khamenei -
The de-eroticization of the world, a companion to its disenchantment ... seems to result from a combination of causes our democratic regime and its tendencies toward leveling and self-protection, a reductionist-materialist science that inevitably interprets eros as sex, and the atmosphere generated by "the death of God" and of the subordinate god, Eros.
-- Allan Bloom -
A lot of comedians, when they have a bad gig, will blame everything but themselves. They'll blame the crowd, or the room was wrong, it had a weird vibe, or the promoter promoted a weird atmosphere.
-- Allen Carr -
Passions are like storms which, full of present mischief, serve to purify the atmosphere.
-- Andrew Michael Ramsay -
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The Kyoto theorists have put the cart before the horse. It is global warming that triggers higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, not the other way round.
-- Andrey Kapitsa -
You got the impression that each and every little individual was feeling pretty important doing the pretty important job of building up a State . The atmosphere reminded me of a word it was ’democracy.’
-- Anna Louise Strong -
I started in the restaurant business at the age of 19 as a waitress. I loved the atmosphere and the camaraderie of the restaurant business. I loved not having to go to an office. I loved making people happy.
-- Anne Burrell -
Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air.
-- Anne Lamott -
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I rarely use the Internet for research, as I find the process cumbersome and detestable. The information gained is often untrustworthy and couched in execrable prose. It is unpleasant to sit in front of a twitching screen suffering assault by virus, power outage, sluggish searches, system crashes, the lack of direct human discourse, all in an atmosphere of scam and hustle.
-- Annie ProulxSource : "Close Range: Wyoming Stories". Book by Annie Proulx, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 1999.
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The power of authority is never more subtle and effective than when it produces a psychological atmosphere or climate favorable to the life of certain modes of belief, unfavorable, and even fatal, to the life of others.
-- Arthur BalfourSource : Arthur James Balfour (1895). “The Foundations of Belief: Being Notes Introductory to the Study of Theology”
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Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away.
-- Arthur Helps -
When all is said, its atmosphere [England's] still contains fewer germs of aggression and brutality per cubic foot in a crowded bus, pub or queue than in any other country in which I have lived
-- Arthur Koestler -
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After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo.
-- Arthur SmithSource : "Arthur Smith" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2002.
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I would have had the same narrative, regardless of the atmosphere and the restrictions.
-- Asghar FarhadiSource : "A Separation's Asghar Farhadi: 'We need the audience to think'". Interview with Saeed Kamali Dehghan, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.
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Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.
-- Auguste RodinSource : Auguste Rodin (2012). “Rodin on Art and Artists”, p.81, Courier Corporation
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Then suddenly something just kicked me. I kind of woke up and realised that I was in a different atmosphere than you normally are. My immediate reaction was to back off, slow down.
-- Ayrton Senna -
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Direct experience is inherently too limited to form an adequate foundation either for theory or for application. At the best it produces an atmosphere that is of value in drying and hardening the structure of thought. The greater value of indirect experience lies in its greater variety and extent. History is universal experience, the experience not of another, but of many others under manifold conditions.
-- B. H. Liddell Hart -
Our atmosphere can't tell the difference between emissions from an Asian factory, the exhaust from a North American SUV, or deforestation in South America or Africa
-- Ban Ki-moon -
All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me.
-- Barry LevinsonSource : Interview with Adrian Wootton, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2000.
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My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.
-- Barry Lopez -
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London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.
-- Bayard Taylor -
A photographer must be prepared to catch and hold on to those elements which give distinction to the subject or lend it atmosphere.
-- Bill BrandtSource : Bill Brandt (1993). “Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography”, MacMillan Publishing Company