Not exact matches
While I definitely feel that these six short words are the gist of great wisdom, I would be remiss if I didn't include some other inspirational Michelle Obama
quotes to give them
context.
Don't get swayed by the misinformation out there and
quotes taken out of
context.
First off, don't take
quotes out of
context.
First, what you have
done is called
quote mining — taking a
quote, or a partial
quote and posting it out of
context so that it seems the author said or means something they
did not say or mean.
«taking a
quote, or a partial
quote and posting it out of
context so that it seems the author said or means something they
did not say or mean.»
deGrasse Tyson's perceived tolerance or intolerance notwithstanding, the «
context» you provided doesn't shed any additional light on the
quote.
The
context had absolutely nothing to
do whether or not the writer of the
quote could «back it up», prove it.
I
did not distort, I merely put into
context the scripture you
quoted and singled out.
In other words, the
quote is being used within the
context of a theological position and it means what they assert it to mean (or don't even bother to assert, but merely assume we should see) at least partially because of their presuppositions with which they come to the text.
Why is
quote mining and taking statements out of
context OK for a Creationist to
do with Origin, but not OK for an atheist to
do with the Bible?
Yet McGrath demonstrates that this single
quote was torn badly out of
context, and that Tertullian's real attitude was that «there is nothing that God
does not wish to be investigated and understood by reason.»
I'm not trying to intimidate you — just pointing out that partial
quotes out of
context are obvious and
do not help your cause.
If they ever floated into view, unless chapter and verse were also
quoted in a very circumscribed
context, they were dismissed as «liberal», «socialist», «unrealistic», «under the law», «wimpy
do - good social gospel» — you get the drift.
When I
quoted «
do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk» it was in the
context of your admission «I lean towards the pointing finger» you have not address this.
Because the devil
did what most of us
do — He
quoted verses out of
context.
Let's read the
quote in
context: Matthew 16:15 - 18 «He said to them, «But who
do you say that I am?»
Let me give you just one of many, many
quotes from the Koran, (and please don't bother with the old «don't -
quote - out - of -
context» ploy):
You obviously
do not get the
context of the verse you
quoted from the Bible.
please
do, because I honestly doubt you could pull a direct
quote from a single post and point to it as an example of any of that, unless you completely took it out of
context, and warped the meaning it had within the whole, to a meaning that suits your ends.
The mind can and
does provide justification for anything it chooses to, typically through selective out - of -
context quoting and creative interpretation (innovation), and each mind is free to make its own choices.
As an aside, I think the
quote about «Others can set the boundaries...» is fairly
context specific — I don't think it is a statement on boundary setting and criticism in general.
and please don't start
quoting the OT — out of
context — ... there is something called progressive revelation.
American atheists don't learn about the world or study history except a few
quotes of Jefferson, and that one even out of the whole historical
context as usual.
Not only that, but two of the verses we
quote out of
context come from a passage where we are not to hypocritically condemn others yet
do the same things ourselves!
If you
do not know Christ (He is in scripture from Genesis through Revelation, if you cared to look), except for the usual few well - known and - worn
quotes out of
context, why are you writing about Him?
I think these ideas gain purchase because so few people actually
do read the Bible and make a few out of
context quotes that htey use for all decisions.
Please don't just pull out the
quotes that you need [out of
context] to score cheap points.
Since I don't have a Koran and have never read one, I couldn't tell about your «
quoted statements», but my first thought was that they may have been taken out of
context.
I know what I believe and it
does not match up with what they say I believe, however many
quotes they rip out of
context.
In
context, this goes... «When I
quote chapter and verse it strengthens my argument, but when you
quote chapter and verse it weakens yours because you don't believe the bible.»
For example,
quoting scripture «bear fruit and multiply» can be a perversion if we don't interpret scripture in
context.
So spouting out some
quote out of
context doesn't mean much.
In the
context of Net Neutrality debate, one often hears claims that «X % of people live in the area with only one cable internet provider» (last one I heard was a podcast so don't recall exact # they
quoted).
(And Irrawaddy had a good discussion of Burma and the UN in the
context of Libya, which I
quoted, and clearly don't fail the test of not giving a toss about the example they are citing).
I don't see any reasonable interpretation of, (or indeed,
context for) the
quotes from that video that can make one conclude otherwise.
But like so many results in this field, it has become a politicized «talking point», shorn of its
context, that is mis -
quoted and mis - used by many who should (and often
do) know better.
Some responders were understandably confused by a line Jimmy
quoted out of
context from our book: «don't count vegetables as as a carb source — they are a fiber (and therefore a fat) source» (page 45).
Russian Brides Cyber Guide considers a
quote «fair» if any single
quote does not exceed 200 words and
does not change the sense of what was said, if taken out of the
context.
A few
quotes from famous people are thrown in as flashy garbage, but have no coherence and add no
context, as much as you might wish they
did.
Okay, it's a lot funnier than it sounds, believe me, and in
doing so, we were granted with what is perhaps the best out - of -
context quote to use in any situation:
You need to be
doing something with the information — applying the formula, putting the
quote in
context, creating revision cards by topic and theme and adding your own thoughts and questions as you go.
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quotes - Reading activity from a news article to understand the social
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Of course, I realize that by
quoting these excerpts out of
context, I
do them a disservice.
Tim: And for the record I replied to Dave's email that I
do not believe I used his 2/19/14 SacBee
quote out of
context, that it was not limited to the state's decision not to publish student scores from this year's field test.
Take something that doesn't actually mean anything when taken out of
context and
quote it, like it's some kind of self explanatory zen BS that only someone as smart as the quoter could possibly understand.
I could write an essay showing how the Bible encourages economic and political freedom, and opposes totalitarianism, but I would
quote very different Scriptures, but
do so in their proper
context.
Once you're
done roasting your buddies with out of
context quotes, you can move on to another newcomer for the Jackbox Party Pack series: Monster Seeking Monster.
In the
context of THE ANGRY SHOW, though — where the didactics are scrawled in black felt tip over white walls and Jake Kent
quotes UK punks Crass in «
Do they owe us a living?
Bradford pursues what he has termed «social abstraction», that is, «abstract art with a social or political
context clinging to the edges» (Mark Bradford,
quoted in Calvin Tomkins, «What Else Can Art
Do?»
Lindzen may have put his foot in his mouth (I don't see a direct
quote in the «Reason» article, so I guess it's possible his wager invitation was taken out - of -
context), but what about the rest?