I think a lot of men my age and Matt’s age were attracted to this movie for the above, and the fact that the story, even with its plot contrivances, is a fun 2.5 hours to spend, and it has a high re-watchability factor. ❋ Unknown (2010)
But, in thy opinion, I suffer for that simplicity in my contrivances, which is their principal excellence. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Whatever sort of a being God may be, we know to-day that he is nevermore that mere external inventor of "contrivances" intended to make manifest his "glory" in which our great-grandfathers took such satisfaction, though just how we know this we cannot possibly make clear by words either to others or to ourselves. ❋ Unknown (1902)
Whatever sort of a being God may be, we KNOW to-day that he is nevermore that mere external inventor of "contrivances" intended to make manifest his "glory" in which our great-grandfathers took such satisfaction, though just how we know this we cannot possibly make clear by words either to others or to ourselves. ❋ William James (1876)
Duke, who maintains that no explanation of these "contrivances" has been or can be given, except on the supposition of a personal contriver, specially arranging the details of each case, although causing them to be produced by the ordinary processes of growth and reproduction. ❋ Alfred Russel Wallace (1868)
As to experimenting with "contrivances" which, to his mind, could never be put to practical use, he had little patience. ❋ Unknown (1868)
To Anthony: Tim mentions "contrivances," prompting Anthony to request a dictionary as he engages in my favorite game of Let's Make The Person With the Vocabulary Feel Weird About Using Words Everyone Should Already Know. ❋ Dave White (2010)
God may be, we know today that he is nevermore that mere external inventor of 'contrivances' intended to make manifest his 'glory' in which our great-grandfathers took such satisfaction. " ❋ David Marshall Brooks (N/A)
These kind of contrivances originated in the middle ages, when the poor people who lived in all these countries were very ignorant, as indeed they are now; and inasmuch as they could not read, and there were no schools in which to teach them, they had to be instructed by such contrivances as these. " ❋ Jacob Abbott (1841)
I watched this movie and didn't really feel like I learned anything new about the famed bank robber, John Dillinger In fact, Michael Mann implanted so many contrivances in the narrative, I'm pretty sure I would need to hit the history books in order to debunk what I suspect are purely fabricated moments in Dillinger's life. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The mystery that is popular taste acts as a check, however modest, on the industry's manipulations and contrivances. ❋ Eric Felten (2011)
Remnick concedes that many of these grievances are “novelistic contrivances,” but if Obama “darkens the canvas” or “heightens whatever opportunity arises” to score a racial point, he does so, according to Remnick, “obviously” because he is going “after an emotional truth.” ❋ Jack Cashill (2011)
As a result of that failed policy, the US has become bogged down by two wars, one which was totally unnecessary and justified by lies and other Cheney-Bush contrivances and one which has become a ground hog day without escape. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Chronic City never attains the structural or stylistic vitality that would be required for us to suspend our disbelief in its plot contrivances. ❋ Unknown (2010)
But at least unlike creepy contrivances such as "The Bachelor" or odious indulgences such as "Jersey Shore," the business-based programs show people in the respectable act of making a living. ❋ Eric Felten (2011)
The series can become, toward the end, a trifle crowded with contrivances, with people dying suddenly—and conveniently—all over the place. ❋ Dorothy Rabinowitz (2012)
