To a poet, it’s quite ruinous to have a poem distorted, out of shape, or squeezed, shall we say, into this tiny screen. But I’m not sure big digital companies are sensitive to the needs of poets. – Billy Collins
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state. – Charles de Montesquieu
We can’t recreate Woodstock, nor do we want to. We want to turn its notoriety into a place where we can shape controlled, scaled-down musical events of all sorts. – Alan Gerry
I find it enormously valuable to be sure that that the pacing is what I think it is and that the scenes have the shape I think they have musically and dramatically. – Carlisle Floyd
We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure. – Carly Simon
Ideologies, however appealing, cannot shape the whole structure of perceptions and conduct unless they are embedded in daily experiences that confirm them. – Christopher Lasch
I had used the stretch materials for years to shape the inside of garments I made for private clients. Then I just started using them on their own. – Azzedine Alaia
One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that’s lacking in our regular lives. – Patrick Rothfuss
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. – Daisaku Ikeda
The 1st period is won by the best technician. The 2nd period is won by the kid in the best shape. The 3rd period is won by the kid with the biggest heart. – Dan Gable
Our collective memories are welcoming places, and one image, that of Jesus, has absorbed and appropriated elements of other traditions and aspirations in order to shape our communal remembering. – Neil MacGregor
My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape. – Nacho Figueras
I’m not an exhibitionist in any way, shape or form. I don’t even like having my picture taken! – Megyn Price
I was just used to being in shape, and getting out of it was really difficult for me. – McKayla Maroney
I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape ‘Blood’, to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it. – Paul Thomas Anderson
We’re Americans. We shape our own future. Let’s start by standing up for President Barack Obama. – Deval Patrick
It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the poem is merely its shape. – Mark Strand
If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. – Charley Reese
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape. – George Bancroft
Wearing colourful eyeliner in a graphic shape is the epitome of make-up as an accessory. – Francois Nars
Ever since boyhood I’ve made a religion of keeping in shape by regular, conscientious exercise. – Gene Tunney