Sentence examples for Above all things else from inspiring English sources

Poets, those scribes of an ancient craft who happen to possess a strong tendency to respect the traditional, fear the unsurpassable, unbeatable Shakespeare above all things else.

Hockney wanted above all things else to be a modern painter, and he was forever fearful of the fact that his impulses as an artist were not quite modern enough.

He launched his campaign by writing an editorial for the student newspaper about the qualifications necessary to lead the team: "The president must, above all things else, be a man of unbiased judgment, energy, determination, intelligence, moral courage, conscience".

He is above all things else a painter of the human figure, but his treatment of the human is far removed from that of a painter like Lucian Freud.

She admired exactitude of expression above almost all things else.

Trial lawyers know that one thing above all else decides criminal cases: the facts.

As president of Polygram Video, Bill Sondheim appreciated one thing above all else about performing-arts titles.

In return, al-Qaida's leadership demanded one thing above all else: loyalty.

Given the country's massive unemployment, particularly among youth, that means one thing above all else: jobs.

If Obama used his speech for one thing above all else it was to unify people around a common cause.

Inventive and eco-friendly, Ban said that if chosen he wanted his building to do one thing above all else: "Stay in the minds of people forever".