Primary Quotes

The primary success factor is knowing how to learn from others and rely on yourself.

Consciousness even in my sleep changes primary colors. The features of my face melt like a wax doll in the fire. And who can consent to see in the mirror the mere face of man?

So likewise in João Gilberto Noll, readers shouldn’t expect samba and Carnival and football. The Brazilian national identity is not one of his primary concerns.

Civilization is only a pretense; in the crisis, we become mere apes again, forgetting the rational biped of our pretensions and becoming instead the hairy primate at the mouth of the cave, screeching at the enemy, wishing it would go away, fingering the heavy stone that we’ll use the moment it comes close enough.

The child receives its primary socialization in the family, learning the essential ideas and values required for adult life.

We also try to teach them both Portuguese and Serbian, though English is their primary language.

I always tell people that my primary job is being a dad and husband. Music is just what pays the bills.

Specialness as a primary mode of death transcendence takes a number of other maladaptive forms.

This is government’s primary function – to keep us safe – and when large percentages in America don’t feel safe, they start asking: What am I paying my taxes for? What is government all about?

Twenty-nine US states depend on Mexico as their primary export market.