Distortion Quotes · Page 2

Becoming fully rational is not enough anymore; evidently it can lead to distortions of all the great human possibilities.

— Thomas Keating

We must not confuse distortion with innovation; distortion is useless change, art is beneficial change.

— Chuck Jones

Distortion upon distortion: . . . the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.

— Laozi

It is a distortion of the notion of romantic love to want to see obedience as the quintessential expression of respect.

— Bell Hooks

To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may - this is the. . . gift of leadership.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Shindana na wenzako kuwa juu zaidi katika tasnia uliyojichagulia.”

— Enock Maregesi

The (method of) correction shall by a turn become distortion, and the good in it shall by a turn become evil.

— Anonymous

“The more you put the past behind you the less baggage and distortion you’ll bring to the present”

— Peter W. Murphy

Words bend our thinking to infinite paths of self-delusion, and the fact that we spend most of our mental lives in brain…

— Dan Simmons

I really like iZotope Trash, which is a great plug-in for distortion, as is Ohmicide, which I love. It's an absolutely crazy…

— Skrillex

We tune differently, and we use some tricks. There's just the two of us for much of a concert, so we want…

— Luka Sulic

The English language started out as a distortion in my life, but nothing remains the same, and so the distortion is now…

— Jamaica Kincaid

I sometimes compare press officers to riflemen on the Somme -- mowing down wave upon wave of distortion, taking out rank upon…

— Bernard Ingham

While local economies may experience significant price imbalances, a national severe price distortion seems most unlikely in the United States, given its…

— Alan Greenspan

I really believe hatred is not a primal emotion, in that you can't find it in nature. It's basically some kind of…

— Etgar Keret

The Natural Law which God has written into our beings cannot be entirely eradicated, but it can be gravely deformed, leading to…

— Michael O'Brien

Now, because men of our contemporary age are caught up in the ascetic view of a life-denying religious system, but in spite…

— Guido von List

The old idea that words possess magical powers is false; but its falsity is the distortion of a very important truth. Words…

— Aldous Huxley

Men cannot abandon their religious faith without a kind of aberration of intellect and a sort of violent distortion of their true…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

What basic psychological distortion can be found in every civilization of which we know anything? The only psychological force capable of producing…

— Brock Chisholm

Astronomers are obsessed with building larger and larger telescopes. There are two promises that we make with bigger telescopes: that they can…

— Andrea M. Ghez

In the course of the history of natural science, it always happens that profound or true thoughts or true facts were always…

— Wilhelm Reich

The term "bend sinister" means a heraldic bar or band drawn from the left side (and popularly, but incorrectly, supposed to denote…

— Vladimir Nabokov

Legal ethics is a misnomer ... lawyers conducting themselves legally are not necessarily conducting themselves morally ."...and ..."The zero sum nature of…

— Thane Rosenbaum

“Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD distortion, the jitteriness…

— Brian Eno

The social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about…

— Umair Haque

To the extent that we hyper-separate ourselves from nature and reduce it conceptually in order to justify domination, we not only lose…

— Val Plumwood

I also came to see that liberalism's superficial optimism concerning human nature caused it to overlook the fact that reason is darkened…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“Sikujui. Lakini naamini hungependa kuishi maisha yako hapa duniani bila kuacha urithi au kumbukumbu ya aina yoyote katika jamii. Zifuatazo ni ngazi…

— Enock Maregesi

Not only did waging war against Hitler fail to save the Jews, it may be that the war itself brought on the…

— Howard Zinn

“All of nature, therefore, is good, since the Creator of all nature is supremely good. But nature is not supremely and immutably…

— Augustine of Hippo

Comedy is a distortion of what is happening, and there will always be something happening.

— Steve Martin

Hypocrisy and distortion are passing currents under the name of religion

— Mahatma Gandhi

Lies and distortions can be spread, via the Internet, in an inexpensive way, and the effects are astounding.

— Tony Campolo

I am interested in making up a good case for distortion, as I am coming to believe it is the only way…

— Flannery O'Connor

Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.

— Anthony de Mello

Language is a serious weapon in shining and sharing Truth. It is also a serious weapon used in its distortion.

— Suzy Kassem

“It is in opposing the world’s lies that we impose truth in our hearts.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The topic of instincts is tough to dissect. But one can gain an understanding by observing the behaviour of animals.”

— Mitta Xinindlu

As Hoffman later lamented, “The reality distortion field can serve as a spur, but then reality itself hits.

— Joanna Hoffman