. . . we will arrange for 'religion' to become a small subdepartment of ordinary life; it will be quite safe - harmless, in fact - with church life carefully separated off from everything else in the world, whether politics, art, sex, economics, or whatever.
There's truth even in tainted knowledge, if one reads carefully.
Most of us have collections of sayings we live by. . . . Whenever words fly up at me from the printed page as I read, I intercept them instantly, knowing they are for me. I turn them over carefully in my mind and cling to them hard.
I curate my T. V. -watching quite carefully.
Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them.
I have to go over my carefully prepared ad-libs.
If you listen carefully enough to anything, it will talk to you.
I then carefully searched through the pages until I was able to find the verse that was crystal clear. . . It read: "Rejoice always. "
When you are deeply contemplative, you listen more carefully and understand things which cannot be articulated.
The people who get the ability to use force have to be watched carefully by civilians to make sure they don't use it excessively.
If a fox is unable to befriend a tiger, then the fox should create an illusion of close association with the tiger by carefully trailing behind the cat while boasting of the deep friendship they share. In this way, he creates an impression that his well being is of great concern to the tiger.
Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
You shall use all your senses to monitor very carefully all that goes on about you, inside and outside.
I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.
I have been on diets that were supervised by doctors, that were carefully supervised where I lost weight.
It is my business, to manage carefully and dexterously whatever happens
Art begs you to notice it. Why? Because art is God's way of saying hello. So pay attention to poetry. Pay attention to music. Pay attention to paintings and sculptures and photo exhibits and ballets and plays. Don't let all this go unnoticed. Your world is shouting out to you, revealing something intrinsically glorious about itself. Listen carefully. Love art, the way art loves life.
Select your friendships carefully. Gather people around you who will reinforce your lifestyle.
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.
Show people your stuff, listen carefully to their responses, but ultimately don't value anyone's opinion above your own. Be influenced by writers you dislike as well as writers you like. Read their stuff to figure out what's wrong. Find a balance between the confidence that allows you continue, and the self-critical facility that enables you to improve. Get the balance wrong on either side, and you're screwed.