Democracy actually requires that the whole public be able to see common problems and address them and step outside of their own sort of narrow self-interest to do so.
The wilderness provides an environment for a child's inner life to develop because it requires him to be constantly aware of his surroundings.
True invective requires great imagination.
The Law of Attraction requires that we focus our attention on what we do want, rather than what we don't want, Focus on loving you.
Even if the project requires you to have all the ducks in a line, I can't do that. I don't create way.
Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.
Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable. Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith or, for that matter, my citizenship.
Even virtue itself, all perfect as it is, requires to be inspirited by passion; for duties are but coldly performed which are but philosophically fulfilled.
The Christian life does not just evolve. It also requires specific decisions and public commitments to deepen our faith and obedience.
Nature does not demand that we be perfect. It requires only that we grow.
The left takes its vision seriously - more seriously than it takes the rights of other people. They want to be our shepherds. But that requires us to be sheep.
People will never understand the patience a photographer requires to make a great photograph, all they see is the end result. I can stand in front of a leaf with a dew drop, or a rain drop, and stay there for ages just waiting for the right moment. Sure, people think I'm crazy, but who cares? I see more than they do!
A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.
Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.
It requires only two things to win credit for a miracle: a mountebank and a number of silly women.
There are two forms of populism, left-wing populism and right-wing populism. Right-wing populism requires the denigration of an "Other. " Left-wing populism tends to be about the haves and have-nots.
The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.
To operate based on conviction and belief requires an acceptance that your actions could get you fired. This is different from pig-headed bravado, and it is different from putting the company at risk.
Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements.
A finished work is exactly that, requires resurrection.