The motto described Erasmus Darwin's view of transmutation: All life including humans descended and transformed from simpler forms originating from "a single living filament" (King-Hele 1998, 1999).
This motto speaks to our tendency to view the past through rose-colored glasses, a bias known as rosy retrospection and also as declinism.
His view, expressed as a Latin motto at the start of the film, is "res ipsa loquitur" — the thing speaks for itself.
Twin Peaks, whose motto is "Eats * Drinks * Scenic Views," presents mountain lodge décor where its wait staff, almost exclusively female known as "Lumber Jills," wears lumber jack plaid bikini tops exposing the mid-section and no sleeves, very skimpy khaki shorts, and a smile.
That was when I formulated my "views differ on shape of planet" motto.
This painting by Leonardo and its motto lent the title to an exhibition now on view at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., called "Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo's Ginevra de' Benci and Renaissance Portraits of Women".
Our motto in this here camp is, 'The camp is yours.'" View Article By Jelani Cobb By David Remnick By Kelefa Sanneh By Sam Knight.
From the outset, however, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation has wisely taken a long and capacious view of its mission, which might be summarized in its motto, "Remember, Rebuild, Renew".
Obviously we at Forbes would view it as a mistake, if only because our unstated motto is, "Business good.
Colloquial names in New Zealand result from an ironic view of the places entertainment value, plays on advertising mottos, or are shortened versions of the full name.
