Sentence examples similar to self inscribed from inspiring English sources

(How could I resist the urge, that spring afternoon, to categorize the passengers on the No. 6 train into the three basic New Yorker archetypes: worker, soldier, queen?) All of an ant's possible selves are inscribed in its genome.

Self-centered, possessed with an aggressive arrogance that came out throughout his life in his relationships with women as in his attitude toward the public, Picasso made his first disruptive statement in the self-portrait inscribed with the words "Yo-Picasso" (I Picasso).

As soon as I could, I looked to see how this sensationally confessional and self-revealing personality had inscribed the book.

"The creative industries in Britain are one of the few vibrant sectors in the economy," he said during a brief break from the stage at London's Conway Hall, where, under a proscenium arch inscribed "To Thine Own Self Be True," Mr. Richard preached a gospel of salvation through work, as well as a close study of the market.

But his orbiting lumps strike me as celestial vandalism, akin to inscribing self-advertising graffiti on the dawn.

In her gripping memoir, "Even Silence Has an End," Betancourt captures the despondency wrought by Fat Martha's pronouncement with a blend of power and self-awareness that inscribes not just this one disturbing moment but her account's every page.

And no utilitarian really cares if you silently take your sacrificial generosity to the grave, or parade up and down wearing a self-made halo and a T-shirt inscribed "Saint".

About 175 of his works survive, including 30 that he inscribed with lines of poetry, whether self-promotional ("Great & Noble Jar") or romantic ("Dearest miss: spare me a kiss").