Joss Whedon

I always tend to think just left of center, to remove myself from the world by one step. It is very freeing, and it's a particular way of coming at stories and looking at them that I find the most beautiful stuff that I know comes from, ultimately.

American Writer

Kristin Scott Thomas

The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you're visually massive or somehow you're in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity.

English Actress

Jonathan Majors

I look for what responsibility the character has in telling the story. If you remove the role from the story, can you still tell the story properly? And if the answer is no, then I'm interested.

American Actor

Zhang Ziyi

I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.

Chinese Actress

Hozier

When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously, they're very personal to me, but it feels easier if I feel like I'm writing characters.

Irish Musician

Norman McLaren

I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film.

Scottish Artist

Franchesca Ramsey

People feel like using the word 'joke' removes responsibility for the hurt their words may cause. It doesn't; in fact, it may make things worse.

American Comedian

Ethan Coen

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.

American Director

Elvis Costello

I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.

British Musician

Jeanne Damas

Don't be afraid to remove your shoes if you are dancing late at night.

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Often involves lifting or moving an object with your hands.

Physical action

The action might not be seen when 'remove' means deleting data.

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Used to ask or tell others to take something away politely.

Permission context

Removing a hat or standing can show respect or formality.

Respectful gesture

Someone may ask for privacy before removing clothes.

Privacy awareness

Used in professional settings, often formally or in writing.

Professional term

Implies a serious situation, like poor performance or misconduct.

Conveys consequence

Indicates taking action to fix an issue or error.

Problem solving

Some things, like stains, might be hard to remove.

Persistence needed

Used in medicine to indicate curing or alleviating an issue.

Healthcare context

The removal of discomfort may not always be permanent.

Temporary relief

 Well, it's not quite so simple. Getting rid of the mosquito removes a food source for lots of organisms, like frogs and fish and birds. Without them, plants would lose a pollinator. But some scientists say that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue, another species would simply take their place

The loathsome, lethal...

 and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one then i went back to each food and i tweaked it adding a little fat removing

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 making it one of nature's fastest biomechanical processes. Nematocysts can continue to fire even after a jellyfish has died, so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive.

How does a jellyfish...

 and remove unused or faulty neural connections. This process is important because our neural pathways serve as a map for everything we do. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, scientists have discovered that the brain's pruning ability is disrupted

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 and that would industrialize an area the size of Florida. In doing so, we'll be removing a large part of our greatest carbon sink and replacing it with the most high greenhouse-gas emission oil in the future. The world does not need any more tar mines.

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 But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court,

How does impeachment...

 In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.

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 By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings,

Panda Doesn't Realise...

 He needs to sedate the elephant, so that the snare can be safely removed. Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant.

Saving an Elephant from...

 her life our team removed the hoop from her mouth

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