Porous Quotations

If people work together in an open way with porous boundaries - that is, if they listen to each other and really talk to each other - then they are bound to trade ideas that are mutual to each other and be influenced by each other. That mutual influence and open system of working creates collaboration.

Contrary to Eastern Europe, where the border was more porous and you could exchange information more easily, Cuba is an island. Thus, it is more isolated, and it's easier for the government to have great control over its citizens.

Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.

We're completely opposed to ethnic quotas, in the sense it will push people to identify themselves to a particular community. One of the biggest strengths of France is the fact that issues of ethnicity and religiosity are extremely porous -- as you can see with the very mixed population that exists in France.

If we're talking about chemical or biological agents coming in, or God forbid a nuclear device, the fact is that drug dealers have been smuggling drugs in for years. It shows us how porous the U.S. is to illegal substances coming in, and in large quantities.

Green roofs, roadside plantings, porous pavement, and sidewalk gardens have been proven to reduce flooding. They absorb rainwater before it swamps the streets and sewage systems.

I was just trying to find five players who could play defense. We played a very porous defense.

It is blatantly obvious to even the most casual reader that Islamic terrorists have been, and continue to, cross the porous U.S./Mexico border into the United States.

You can have such an open mind that it is too porous to hold a conviction.

Unfortunately this failure was a direct consequence of the government's chaotic asylum policy and its porous borders.

The DEA will hire contractors to come and properly dispose of the chemicals, but they don't take out the drapes, carpet, countertops, clothes or any of the porous surfaces inside the house. And what happens if a new family moves into that house without knowing what used to be in there? There is just no standard on how clean is actually clean.

There's no doubt that there has been a very porous border in the west (with Syria), and military operations have focussed on that over the past year.

These are very well-hidden leaks. The soil is so porous that it just goes away.

There's a huge chasm between us and big business. They're addicted to cheap labor, which illegal aliens provide. It's in their interests to keep the border porous and to keep the labor flowing.

Eggs have porous shells, so it's best to keep them in the carton they come in or in a covered container in your refrigerator - don't use the egg slots in the refrigerator, or they'll become stale quicker, Fresh shell eggs can last four to five weeks after the expiration date without real loss of quality as long as they're in their cartons in the refrigerator.

The fear was that extremists would use porous borders to pour into Gaza to bring in explosives, weaponry cash, and that would energize the most extremist elements in the Gaza Strip instead of helping the moderates. I think this agreement that we have reached today has the right balance. It provides the maximum possible movement for Palestinians to move in and out of Gaza, as they desire and for goods to come in and out of Gaza, and at the same time for that to be balanced with the very real security concerns that everyone has.