Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.
My suspicion is that those who seem oblivious to suffering, whether it is nearby or in remote corners, are for the most part unaware, perhaps blinded by doctrine and ideology. For them, the answer is to develop a critical attitude toward articles of faith, secular or religious; to encourage their capacity to question, to explore, to view the world from the standpoint of others. And direct exposure is never very far away, wherever we live - perhaps the homeless person huddling in the cold or asking for a few pennies for food, or all too many more.
What do you think of this" he asked, indicating the painting nearby. She gave him an odd look. "I think it's an enormous painting of a dog. " He made a show of considering the picture and nodded seriously. "An astute observation.
With the IoT, we're headed to a world where things aren't liable to break catastrophically - or at least, we'll have a hell of a heads' up. We're headed to a world where our doors unlock when they sense us nearby.
Death is not soft-mouthed, vague-footed, nearby. It is in the hall.
There is, however, a strange, musty smell in the air that reminds me of something. . . hmm. . . yes. . . I've got it. . . there's a VMS nearby, or I'm a Blit.
I'm an experienced woman; I've been around. . . . Well, all right, I might not've been around, but I've been. . . nearby.
He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.
I always loved those little creatures [hummingbird], always feel blessed when they appear nearby. There's a magical quality to them. I finally put one in a song.
I have found that life is alive and we are requested to have a friendship with it, to have a conversation with life and that conversation is restorative and healing and always nearby.
I believe that God protected me. I've experienced many miracles. One day, my father was arrested as I stood nearby on the street. A total stranger who was pushing a baby carriage took my hand and put it on the handle of the carriage, as if I were her child. As soon as it was safe for me, she let me walk home.
As long as there's a body of water nearby, I'm happy. Pools don't count. I like diving into the ocean and coming out refreshed.
I miss my mother very much, and I feel closest to her when I have dinner in the oven and the children are nearby playing and I'm reading a book or doing some little project.
One of the women at the clinic had remarked dryly that Harrow's personal magnetism not only affected men, women and children but also extended to armoires, assorted chairs and the nearby goldfish in a bowl.
My ideas come when I least expect it, so I've always got to have a studio nearby or close by somewhere.
I shot Footloose nearby, and we used to hike. Very fond memories.
Local churches are ten times more segregated than the neighborhoods they are in and they are twenty times more segregated than the schools than the nearby schools.
Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.
I can't get it out," she said. "Just pull at it. " "It hurts. It's throbbing. " "Pull harder. " "I can't! It's truly stuck. I need something to make it slippery. Do you have some sort of lubricant nearby?" "No. " "Not anything?" "Much as it may surprise you, we've never needed lubricant in the library before now.
However, there are a couple of volcanoes very close nearby, like Vesuvius in Italy right next to Naples.