The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength.
Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.
When I was in elementary school we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high they let us play but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.
Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals acquiring the experience is a matter of time.
Unless we abandon elements which resemble a police state we can't meet the demands of being a modern society.
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.
The most violent element in society is ignorance.
The most important element of a free society where individual rights are held in the highest esteem is the rejection of the initiation of violence.
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
I get some of my ideas from watching my three daughters but most of them come from my own memories of growing up. I can remember how romantic I was not just about love but romance in the classic sense - the romantic ideals: of honor and truth of loyalty sacrifice and fairness. Those were the elements that made a story satisfying to me.
At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.
My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection because when they love you they don't respect you and when they respect you they don't love you.
By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary profound and alive.
The spiritual element the really important part of religion has no concern with Time and Space temporary mundane laws or conduct.
In every religion there is an element of the supernatural varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.
As I have pointed out it is the Christian tradition that is the most fundamental element in Western culture. It lies at the base not only of Western religion but also of Western morals and Western social idealism.