It is about something personal and specific, because when the John McCain campaign in 2008 decided to elevate Sarah Palin from total obscurity to make her his vice presidential running mate, they knew they were making a big strategic gamble. They knew they were taking a big risk and it turned out in the end to be a bad choice. It hurt John McCain`s chances.
The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
This is essentially a people's contest. . . whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men - to lift artificial weights from all shoulders - to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all - to afford all, an unfettered start and a fair chance, in the race of life.
Therefore, wheat products elevate blood sugar levels more than virtually any other carbohydrate, from beans to candy bars.
A healthy mind always likes to adore others, elevate them. An unhealthy mind likes to pull everything down.
Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?
As we each express our natural genius, we all elevate our world.
When you serve lobster, you've taken a being's life away. Therefore if you create a recipe, you have to be very dedicated to elevate the lobster, to make it good and tasty of course, but at the end of the day it's a matter of paying homage.
Pain never really goes away; you just elevate and get used to it by growing stronger.
I think growing up, you just deal with 'I'm ugly,' or 'I don't look right,' or 'my hair is wrong,' and it's such a distraction from what can really elevate you.
There are good photographers who might elevate themselves to the ranks of the great simply by burning most of their work.
Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.
Only living things bring living joy to the soul and must elevate it.
Whenever you find yourself becoming angry or jealous, try to see good quality in the person. You will suddenly be thinking a higher thought and that will elevate you.
Happy Tuesday! Stay in the LIGHT. Hold onto positive things that elevate your spirit & be with positive people who make your life dance !
We may elevate ourselves but we should never reach so high that we would every forget those who helped us get there.
No people ever rise higher, as a people, than the point to which they elevate their women.
We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves.
Once you take your foot off the gas, your life will elevate.
Stairs elevate you; ethics elevates you; goodness elevates you; awareness elevates you; wisdom elevates you.