The function of the politician therefore is one of continuous watchfulness and activity and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.

It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact - hence changing general statements about it - and not least a changing a structure of the theoretical system.

The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

Every woman I've had a relationship with has found this maddening the fact that I will talk about anything on the stage and reveal all this stuff and yet when I'm at home I clam up and won't discuss anything intimate or personal.

I can't grill vegetables shellfish or steaks without tongs. Don't bother with those long-handled grilling tongs normally found in the BBQ section of your home store. Get intimate with your grill and opt for the regular stainless steel tongs.

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Be courteous to all but intimate with few and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

On a level of simple personal survival understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.