Essential And Nonessential Clauses Quotes & Sayings

The first way to balance stress in my life is to get an internal balance of who I am. And I know who I am by knowing whose I am. I am a child of God. I was put on earth not by accident, but for a purpose. I am deeply loved by God. I am accepted by him. He has a plan for my life, and because he put me here, I am significant. — Rick Warren

The world is always changing brightness and hotness and soundness, I never know how it's going to be the next minute. — Emma Donoghue

Using which instead of that. That introduces essential clauses while which introduces nonessential clauses. Consider the sentence "Tools that have sharp edges can cause nasty cuts." If you remove the words "that have sharp edges," the sentence loses much of its meaning. The clause is essential. Now consider "Roses, which come in many colors, have thorns on their stems." You can remove "which come in many colors" and the meaning of the rest of the sentence is intact. The clause is not essential. Another way to remember: If the clause obviously needs to be set off by commas, use which. — Charles Murray

The old middle-class prerogative of being permanently in a most filthy temper. — John Mortimer

Sometimes I wonder how I could have been so oblivious to the fact that proper treatment for pain is, well, not a bad thing. — Anna Hamilton

She had, it seems, no difficulty in sustaining the different parts, for her sex changed so far more frequently than those who have worn only one set of clothing can conceive; nor can there be any doubt that she reaped a twofold harvest by this device; the pleasure of life were increased and its experiences multiplied. — Virginia Woolf

Warner had more hands in his face than an OB-GYN delivering Vishnu's triplets! — Dennis Miller

God created men to have the heart of a warrior, placing a desire within us to stand up and fight for what's pure, for what's true. A man has a warrior's heart. You have a warrior's heart. You itch for a fight. That's God's design, not ours. That doesn't mean that men should be aggressive, alpha-bully punks. (Nor does it mean that women can't fight for what's right as well.) It simply means that within every man, God has planted a divine desire to fight for righteousness. — Craig Groeschel

I married somebody who likes the way I look. If I changed my hair every year, and I reinvented myself in time-honoured pop fashion, I think understandably the person I'm married to would grow slightly sick of me. — Robert Smith

I think, if there's a God out there, He could at least put in an appearance and tell us what the truth is.'
'But, Neil, don't you know? That's what God did. That's exactly what he did. He wrapped himself in skin ... to tell us what the truth is ... His first coming was only the opening act. He's been relentless in His pursuit of us ever since. He's on your heels right now. — Ann Tatlock