"If you really want to understand color, we must do studies of the birds!" The effect Utzon wanted was "a climax in color" that would "uplift you in that festive mood, away from daily life, that you expect when you go to the theatre".
Not something you'd hear as a comeback track that would uplift your lost consciousness about the girls' disappearance.
They would rather uplift than challenge or disturb.
The generals in this culture war believed, in Michael A. Lerner's words, that "the prohibition of alcohol and the elimination of the saloon would morally uplift the people of the United States, ultimately creating a healthier citizenry, safer cities and workplaces, and a more efficient society".
But it's not what you would call uplifting, unless you have a taste for Nietzschean urbanism.
The principal, Peter Walker, had no interest in a building that would be soft and cuddly; he wanted a school whose architecture would challenge and uplift the students, not patronize them.
While the scarves would help keep those in need warm, the messages, Langan explained, would hopefully help uplift them. .
If you had to leave this world tomorrow, who would have been uplifted by you expressing your unique gifts and passions?
It would uplift people involved in this kind of action.
He said they would uplift residents, many of whom have parties along the racecourse.
Many are desperate to see Mr. Fishman's plans come to life in a way that would uplift its longtime residents.
