There is a moment in the history of every nation, when. . . the perceptive powers reach their ripeness and have not yet become microscopic: so that man, at that instant. . . with his feet still planted on the immense forces of night, converses by his eyes and brain with solar and stellar creation.
The collapse of the stellar universe will occur - like creation - in grandiose splendor.
There are six elements of gravitas critical to leadership: grace under fire, decisiveness, emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room, integrity and authenticity (people don't like fakes), a vision that inspires others, and a stellar reputation.
In the contest between talent and hard work as to which is the more important element of success, there's no comparison. A mediocre talent with lots of hard work will go further than a stellar talent who coasts.
The King saw them with no common satisfaction, expressing his desire in no particular to have yt Stellar fish engraven and printed. We wish very much, Sir, yt you could procure for us a particular description of yesd Fish, viz. whether it be common there; what is observable in it when alive; what colour it then hath; what kind of motion in the water; what use it maketh of all that curious workmanship, wch Nature hath adorn'd it with?
A stellar, fully-realized collection of stories. . . grounded, wonderfully, in the river valleys of western Maine. You come away not only understanding a place but the soul of its people.
Similarly, many a young man, hearing for the first time of the refraction of stellar light, has thought that doubt was cast on the whole of astronomy, whereas nothing is required but an easily effected and unimportant correction to put everything right again.
I have to force a smile off my face as I sit limply in my seat. . . Then, just as I'm congratulating myself for such a stellar plan.
Had records so stellar, they had to lock their resumes in a drawer at night, so the golden light streaming from the pages wouldn't keep them awake.
After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.
The Harvard Lampoon itself, which had a pretty stellar run in the '60s.
The stellar universe is not so difficult to understand as the real actions of other people, especially of the people with whom we are in love.
I might not win a Grammy or get another Stellar Award but I'll get my rewards from the Lord. There's nothing better than that.
The crash of the whole solar and stellar systems could only kill you once.
and I shudder sometimes to think of all that stellar mystery of how she IS going to get me in a future lifetime, wow - And I seriously do believe that will be my salvation, too. A long way to go.
With the sincere devotion of our employees, Samsung has achieved stellar performances since its foundation.
I had a 20-year, stellar government career.
