Abraham Verghese

My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.

Ethiopian Author

Mark Waid

When you're writing a team book where every character already has his or her own series, you don't have dominion over them as individuals - but what you can exploit is their relationships with one another.

American Writer

Isaac Newton

God' is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and 'Deity' is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants.

English Mathematician

Matt Dillon

I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.

American Actor

John Quincy Adams

In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.

American President

James Buchan

The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world.

British Novelist

William Styron

Most books, like their authors, are born to die; of only a few books can it be said that death has no dominion over them; they live, and their influence lives forever.

American Novelist

Jakob Bohme

A shepherd, in whom the spirit of God works, is more highly esteemed before God than the wisest and most potent in self-wit, without the divine dominion.

German Theologian

George William Russell

We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell.

Irish Writer

Leonardo da Vinci

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

Italian Artist

Think of 'dominion' as a high rank, like a king, who has utmost control.

Power Hierarchy

'Dominion' can refer to control over intangible things, like concepts or subjects.

Not Always Physical

Use 'dominion' when someone has complete authority, without challenges.

Total Authority

Understand that 'dominion' often appears in historical contexts relating to empires.

Historical Use

'Dominion' suggests a certain degree of autonomy within a larger political framework.

Political Independence

Used in religion, 'dominion' refers to a godly reign, higher than any human authority.

Religious Context

'Dominion' in theology carries moral implications of stewardship and responsibility.

Moral Overtones

 design is the first signal of human intentions. So what are our intentions, and what would our intentions be -- if we wake up in the morning, we have designs on the world -- well, what would our intention be as a species now that we're the dominant species? And it's not just stewardship and dominion debate,

Cradle to cradle design...

 And it's getting worse. So the good news is that some things have changed, and the most important thing that's changed is that we can now measure ourselves in ways that used to be the dominion of the health system. So a lot of people talk about it as digital exhaust.

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 rose on the backs of the growing groups of farmers, laborers, and soldiers, thus lifting the West to its place of world dominion. However, not all European countries sprouted empires. After the Irish adopted the potato, their population dramatically increased,

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 But the Western Empire would never be united again. Its dominions fragmented into kingdoms ruled by Goths and other Germanic tribes who assimilated into local cultures, though many of their names still mark the map. This was the end of the Classical Period

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 He does have dominion over all. As his wife, I will therefore need you to serve my needs. Help me see to the house so that I may improve the estate and have it well on the way to prospering so that our children may in turn enjoy the bounty of this land.

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 all of this within and suddenly there was the Gateway of composition it was the only form that I could make sense of all these diverse worlds a space where all these voices could be heard but also given their own dominion my first major

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 now we know what our predecessors could not know plenty of reason for hope but only if we act on what we know we're living with policies that were set in motion sometimes hundreds of years ago ethical policies dominion over over life

What type of world do we...

 their most recent leader, hetman Petro Doroshenko allied with the Ottoman Empire. This alliance successfully freed the Zaporozhian Cossacks in the west from Polish dominion, but their victory was a bitter one.

A day in the life of a...

 These guys mate for life. So this is probably their spot, their dominion here, and they're very territorial, so he's now just coming out to sit there and make sure that no one else comes

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 Not born into royalty, Pula works hard for her dominion.