I was puzzled by the remark, then I recalled the voice of mild Professor Howard Griggs three years ago in a university lecture on primitive societies.

Upon complaints from the Lower House of Convocation to the House of Lords, he was removed from the Privy Council, his remark having been represented as a blasphemous affront to the clergy.

It was Plummer, in fact, who coined the much quoted remark: `` Mr. Green indeed writes as if he had been present at the landing of the Saxons and had watched every step of their subsequent progress ''.

The doctor sat down rather wearily, caressing the hen and remarking that the city was not the place for a poultry-loving man, but no sooner was the remark out than a knock at this door obliged him to cover the hen with his greatcoat once more.

If anyone asked us, after we made the remark that the suffering was a bad thing, whether we should think it relevant to what we said to learn that the incident had never occurred and no pain had been suffered at all, we should say that it made all the difference in the world, that what we were asserting to be bad was precisely the suffering we thought had occurred back there, that if this had not occurred, there was nothing left to be bad, and that our assertion was in that case mistaken.

In these circumstances, since what was expressed by the remark when first made is, on the theory before us, simply absent, the remark now expresses nothing.

When we repeat the remark that such suffering was a bad thing, the feeling with which we made it last week may be at or near the vanishing point, but if we were asked whether we meant to say what we did before, we should certainly answer Yes.

A chance remark about Lenin's sealed train brought the rejoinder that this was a myth akin to George Washington's cherry tree.

The controversial remark was first made Sunday by Hughes at a Westfield Young Democratic Club cocktail party at the Scotch Plains Country Club.

Richard thought it a more promising remark than any made during the last conversation, but Charlotte's manner during the gatherings was more flippant and superficial than when she was alone with him and he was sure her remark would lead to nothing much better than the pointless words which had preceded it.

At twelve, he was accepted into Mikhail Botvinnik's prestigious chess school, though Botvinnik made the following remark about the young Karpov: " The boy does not have a clue about chess, and there's no future at all for him in this profession.

The representation of Aphrodite Ourania, with a foot resting on a tortoise, was read later as emblematic of discretion in conjugal love ; the image is credited to Phidias, in a chryselephantine sculpture made for Elis, of which we have only a passing remark by Pausanias.

In an interview, Brooks mentioned a conversation he'd had with Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader, in which Schrader said that Brooks's character was the only one in the movie that he could not " understand " – a remark that Brooks found amusing, as the movie's antihero was a psychotic loner.

Disraeli's proposal to extend the tax to Ireland gained him further enemies, and he was also hampered by an unexpected increase in defence expenditure, which was forced on him by Derby and Sir John Pakington ( Secretary of State for War and the Colonies ) ( leading to his celebrated remark to John Bright about the " damned defences ").

In 1997, the state filed suit to establish its jurisdiction, leading New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to remark dramatically that his father, an Italian who immigrated through Ellis Island, never intended to go to New Jersey.

He later apologized for the remark, adding that it was not intended to be taken seriously.

Pinsky responded in the same publication that his remark was intended as hyperbole and a " flight of journalistic excess ", not a suggestion as a treatment modality in any way.

The Kaufmanns and Wright were enjoying refreshments at La Tourelle when Wright, who never missed an opportunity to charm a potential client, said to Edgar Jr. in tones that the elder Kaufmanns were intended to overhear, “ Edgar, this house is not worthy of your parents ...” The remark spurred the Kaufmanns ' interest in something worthier.

Balibar's remark is intended to explain the significance of the final line of Karl Marx's 11 Theses on Feuerbach ( 1845 ), which can be read as an epitaph for philosophy: " The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways ; the point is to change it ".

A taunt is a battle cry, a method in hand-to-hand combat, sarcastic remark, or insult intended to demoralize the recipient, or to anger them and encourage reactionary behaviors without thinking.

" Biddle also said that Holmes " refused to let his preferences ( other men were apt to call them convictions ) interfere with his judicial decisions ... The steadily held determination to keep his own views isolated from his professional work is aptly shown by his famous remark in the Lochner case-the Fourteenth Amendment does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer's Social Statics ... A constitution is not intended to embody a particular economic theory.

" Though the remark was intended as a political jab, it resonated with truth, as Saltonstall had an uncanny ability to blend his aristocratic lineage with a personable charm which greatly appealed to the average worker and the common man.

Finally, he pointed out that Jackson had largely demurred on whether or not he had intended his " Spanish dish " remark as a dig at Adair's alleged involvement in the Burr affair, but reminded his reader's that Jackson's involvement with Burr had been more extensive than his own.

Once again the rivals had to share their laurels, and Zieten actually wrote to the king in disparagement of Winterfeldt, receiving in reply a full and generous recognition of his own worth and services, coupled with the curt remark that the king intended to employ General von Winterfeldt in any way that he thought fit.

" Several days later he indicated that he regretted that remark and said he had intended it as a joke.

A few days later Dole would make a joke about the remark saying " And I'd like to congratulate the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the N. L.

A " tasteful " society matron, Mrs. Earbore would express quiet disapproval about a tasteless joke or remark, and then rise from her chair with her legs spread, and sometimes got doused with a bucket of water.

An ethnic joke is a humorous remark relating to an ethnic, racial or cultural group, often referring to a stereotype of the group in question for its punchline.

In a 1963 Rat Pack performance at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Sinatra closed the show with a joke: " As a parting remark, ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to leave you with one thought.

This remark, probably a joke, emphasizes the important role of death in the unfolding of the story.

" I will merely remark that the sprightliness and sophistication of True History make it read like a joke at the expense of nearly all early-modern science fiction, that written between, say, 1910 and 1940.

And this in addition to his usual fear of being among people of high society, his fear of making some inane or inappropriate remark.

When we come upon the rabbit and make our remark about its suffering being a bad thing, we presumably make it with some feeling ; ;

Its 2, 138 pages prompted Playfair to remark that “ The great size of the book, and the obscurity which may justly be objected to many parts of it, have probably prevented it from being received as it deserves .”

The context of this remark, however, suggests only that Aristotle advised that it could be rhetorically advantageous to appeal to such a law, especially when the " particular " law of ones ' own city was adverse to the case being made, not that there actually was such a law ; Aristotle, moreover, considered two of the three candidates for a universally valid, natural law suggested in this passage to be wrong.

The context of this remark, however, suggests only that Aristotle advised that it could be rhetorically advantageous to appeal to such a law, especially when the " particular " law of one's own city was averse to the case being made, not that there actually was such a law ; Aristotle, moreover, considered two of the three candidates for a universally valid, natural law provided in this passage to be wrong.

( the latter remark being part of Lord Henry's dialogue in the 1891 version )

Ludwig Wittgenstein made a remark recorded by Friedrich Waismann: " To be sure, I can imagine what Heidegger means by being and anxiety " which has been construed by some commentators as sympathetic to Heidegger's philosophical approach.

Other elements include Bruce Wayne becoming a recluse after retiring from being Batman, Batman's first public reappearance during a high-speed car chase between police and criminals ( replaced by Bane and cohorts in the film ), and the remark an observing veteran cop tells his young partner (" We're in for a show, kid ").

Irving then claimed to have asked the naval adjutant when Hitler made that remark, and upon hearing that the date was 24 March 1938, Irving stated in response " Herr Admiral, at that moment I was being born ".

The statement in that God sent his Son " in the likeness of sinful flesh " has been interpreted as meaning merely that Jesus was externally just like any other human being, supported by Paul's remark elsewhere that Christ " knew no sin ".

The characteristic mark of the vow, as the Suda and the Greek Church Fathers remark, was that it was a promise either of things to be offered to God in the future and at once consecrated to Him in view of their being so offered, or of austerities to be undergone.

He displays ignorance over the issues that unfolded in Ireland, once chastising the Irish over the potato famine with the remark, " at the end of the day, they will pay the price for being a fussy eater ", and also completely misunderstanding the lyrics to Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2, believing the song to " really encapsulate the frustrations of a Sunday " ( both of these conversations happened in front of two Irish television producers in To Kill A Mocking Alan ).

This was a period of great intellectual activity, the city being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward, and prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was " a city of philosophers ".

It also became a centre of great intellectual activity, being the home of many famous people including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Erasmus Darwin and Anna Seward ; this prompted Johnson's remark that Lichfield was " a city of philosophers ".

The supporters of women's participation in temperance planning then left the lecture hall, and Barstow made a remark about " women in breeches " being a disgrace to their sex.

But to the student of mental philosophy it may be specially interesting to remark that Hutcheson both applies the principle of association to explain our ideas of beauty and also sets limits to its application, insisting on there being " a natural power of perception or sense of beauty in objects, antecedent to all custom, education or example " ( see Inquiry, etc., sects.

Louis consoled his old friend with the remark, " At our age, one is no longer lucky ," but superseded him in the command, and henceforward Villeroy lived the life of a courtier, his secretary was Pierre-François Godard de Beauchamps, and although suspected of being involved in plots, maintained his friendship with Louis.

Such economic conditions prompted Lange to remark: " We ended up being run very similarly to a Polish shipyard ".

Unfortunately, the machine was non-functional for at least two months of the installation, leading World Sculpture News to question the intent of the piece and remark that " the work illustrated that robots, in fact, don ’ t rule everything, and for the time being, are still subjected to individual and groups shortcomings.

Cicero, in a characteristically cutting remark, described Lentulus as being averse to the trouble of thinking < ref > Cicero, < i > Brut .</ i > 268.

Glenn was also interested in conservation, as evidenced by his remark at the National Governors Association meeting of 1908: " our forests are being denuded ... the failure of the People throughout the States to protect the great forest industry of our country ... is one of the chief sources if not the greatest source of all resource waste ... Our People, regardless of the future, have been living only for the present, thinking of themselves and not of their children and their children's children.

He recalled a remark by his admiral at the end of hostilities: " Now we can get back, young Wild, to being a proper navy – without your radar ".

Rapper Snoop Dogg appeared in early 2009 as a " guest " in the JA Adande lounge and contributed to an NBA-centered discussion, but left after the first segment after apparently being offended by a remark made by Paige.

Afterwards, when the issue of Napoleon's divorce from Josephine Beauharnais and the choice of a Russian or of an Austrian princess came to be discussed, Daru, on being consulted by Napoleon, is said to have boldly counselled his marriage with a French lady, and that Napoleon, who admired his frankness and honesty, was not angered by the remark.