[...] rationalism is a form of intellectual bigotry which, in thinking about reality, tries to take it into account as little as possible.
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits.
I've got plenty of love in my life already in the form of my sons and a few good friends who I value dearly.
The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to work a subject down to the simplest form possible and still have it believable for what it is meant to be.
As individuals, we are shaped by story from the time of birth; we are formed by what we are told by our parents, our teachers, our intimates.
I believe that all forms of socialism have been proven over time to result in a loss of both economic and civil liberties, with increasing poverty.
So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time.
I was formed by 'The Forsyte Saga' marathon. There was something about seeing all those events telescoped that was unbelievably moving: that sense of time as something that can be tinkered with.
One must put things in perspective - I've been given a circumstance with very little time to catch form and try and get an Olympic quota for the country.
The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.
I see that idea that we need a new form as something critical. I mean, we do need to invent and not be benchmarking all the time. That's important to me.
The truth of Moore's law has made remarkable things possible. On the software side, I think natural user interfaces in all their forms are equally significant.
John Oldman: Why not pass the Buddha's teachings on in a modern form.
Patton: Look at that, gentlemen. Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance.
Buzz: Do you know these life forms? Woody: Yes, they're Andy's toys.
Thinking in its lower grades, is comparable to paper money, and in its higher forms it is a kind of poetry.
The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest structural efficiency.
It is to be observed that every case of war averted is a gain in general, for it helps to form a habit of peace, and community habits long continued become standards of conduct.
And, if we have any evidence that the wisdom which formed the plan is in the man, we have the very same evidence, that the power which executed it is in him also.
There's definitely a role for online booksellers, but they can't host events, bring people together, and form a personal relationship in the way a bricks-and-mortar store and its staff can.
Because I live in the countryside, I want a building which encourages me to have a fully formed relationship with the environment. It gives me an opportunity to not just be inside or outside, but in a range of contexts.
