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title: "Best Abstract Qoutes"
description: "Browse 1,403 Abstract quotes by 1,054 authors. Discover the best Abstract sayings and thoughts."
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> [My bitterness is not an abstract substance, it is as solid as a Christmas cake; I can cut it in slices and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitlin-thomas/my-bitterness-is-not-an-abstract-substance-it-is-as-solid-as-a/)

[Caitlin Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitlin-thomas/)

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> [Do not talk to me of goodness, of abstract justice, of nature law. Necessity is the highest law, public welfare is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-bonaparte/do-not-talk-to-me-of-goodness-of-abstract-justice-of-nature-law/)

[Napoleon Bonaparte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-bonaparte/)

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> [I don't like videos that explain the song. I like it to be kind of abstract, like a painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shavo-odadjian/i-don-t-like-videos-that-explain-the-song-i-like-it-to-be-kind-of/)

[Shavo Odadjian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shavo-odadjian/)

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> [Ethics is not just an abstract intellectual discipline. It is about the conflicts that arise in trying to meet real human needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ziman/ethics-is-not-just-an-abstract-intellectual-discipline-it-is-about/)

[John Ziman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ziman/)

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> [Movement is expressive. I've never denied that. I don't think there's such a thing as abstract dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merce-cunningham/movement-is-expressive-i-ve-never-denied-that-i-don-t-think-there-s/)

[Merce Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merce-cunningham/)

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> [Some people in China don't look at freedom of speech as an abstract ideal, but more as a means to an end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yiyun-li/some-people-in-china-don-t-look-at-freedom-of-speech-as-an-abstract/)

[Yiyun Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yiyun-li/)

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> [Of course, it is the case that conservatism as I envisage it distances itself always from abstract conceptions and tries to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-scruton/of-course-it-is-the-case-that-conservatism-as-i-envisage-it-distances/)

[Roger Scruton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-scruton/)

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> [The ABC of our profession is to avoid these large abstract terms in order to try to discover behind them the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-bloch/the-abc-of-our-profession-is-to-avoid-these-large-abstract-terms-in/)

[Marc Bloch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-bloch/)

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> [Neurologists say that our brains are programmed much more for stories than for abstract ideas. Tales with a little drama are remembered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-p-kotter/neurologists-say-that-our-brains-are-programmed-much-more-for-stories/)

[John P. Kotter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-p-kotter/)

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> [The poetic beauty of Davy's mind never seems to have left him. To that circumstance I would ascribe the distinguishing feature in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davies-gilbert/the-poetic-beauty-of-davy-s-mind-never-seems-to-have-left-him-to-that/)

Davies Gilbert

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> ['Europe '72' was a super influential record full of fantastic songs and amazing experimental musicianship. I always valued both of those aspects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-ranaldo/europe-72-was-a-super-influential-record-full-of-fantastic-songs-and/)

[Lee Ranaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-ranaldo/)

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> [I have always been resistant to doctrine, and any spirituality I had experienced thus far in my life had been much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-clapton/i-have-always-been-resistant-to-doctrine-and-any-spirituality-i-had/)

[Eric Clapton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-clapton/)

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> [I am not a follower of Monet. I am not an admirer or follower of De Kooning. I am not an action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-resnick/i-am-not-a-follower-of-monet-i-am-not-an-admirer-or-follower-of-de/)

[Milton Resnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-resnick/)

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> [I saw money becoming more and more important everywhere. It's one of the most abstract and important inventions by human beings. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/costa-gavras/i-saw-money-becoming-more-and-more-important-everywhere-it-s-one-of-2/)

[Costa-Gavras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/costa-gavras/)

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> [When the most abstract and "useless" disciplines have been cultivated for a time, they are often seized upon as practical tools by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-r-newman/when-the-most-abstract-and-useless-disciplines-have-been-cultivated/)

[James R Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-r-newman/)

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> [I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/igor-stravinsky/i-remember-being-handed-a-score-composed-by-mozart-at-the-age-of-2/)

[Igor Stravinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/igor-stravinsky/)

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> [Yes. The opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. That is why few people find God. They go to church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-pike/yes-the-opposite-of-love-is-not-hate-it-is-indifference-that-is-why/)

[Christopher Pike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-pike/)

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> [We depend on manly characteristics to keep us safe. Every single one of the dead firemen heroes on 9/11 were men. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-o-beirne/we-depend-on-manly-characteristics-to-keep-us-safe-every-single-one/)

Kate O'Beirne

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> [You can imagine a different world in which a number of species developed with different genetically determined linguistic systems. It hasn't happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/you-can-imagine-a-different-world-in-which-a-number-of-species/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [In the first few pages, Kundera discusses several abstract historical figures: Robespierre, Nietzsche, Hitler. For Eunice's sake, I wanted him to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-shteyngart/in-the-first-few-pages-kundera-discusses-several-abstract-historical/)

[Gary Shteyngart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-shteyngart/)

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> ['Environment' is not an abstract concern, or simply a matter of aesthetics, or of personal taste - although it can and should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-nixon/environment-is-not-an-abstract-concern-or-simply-a-matter-of/)

[Richard M. Nixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-m-nixon/)

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> [“The buddha-dharma does not invite us to dabble in abstract notions. Rather, the task it presents us with is to attend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-hagen/the-buddha-dharma-does-not-invite-us-to-dabble-in-abstract-notions/)

[Steve Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-hagen/)

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> [Indonesian people are living in constant fear, in horror. Often they do not realize it, because this state of mind, this 'living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-vltchek/indonesian-people-are-living-in-constant-fear-in-horror-often-they-do/)

[Andre Vltchek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-vltchek/)

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> [In civilized places idleness, once the prerequisite for abstract thought, poetry, religion, philosophy, and falling in love, has become a character flaw.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-holland/in-civilized-places-idleness-once-the-prerequisite-for-abstract/)

[Barbara Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-holland/)

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> [Some physicists describe gravity in terms of ten dimensions all curled up. But those aren't real words-just placeholders, used to refer to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/some-physicists-describe-gravity-in-terms-of-ten-dimensions-all/)

[Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/)

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> [I never use nature as a starting point. I never abstract from nature; I never consciously think of nature when I paint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolph-gottlieb/i-never-use-nature-as-a-starting-point-i-never-abstract-from-nature-i/)

[Adolph Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolph-gottlieb/)

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> [It's difficult in the abstract to appreciate that those with morally objectionable viewpoints can still be good people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-vance-2/it-s-difficult-in-the-abstract-to-appreciate-that-those-with-morally/)

[J. D. Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-vance-2/)

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> [there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-wentworth/there-are-virtues-which-are-very-well-in-the-abstract-but-which/)

[Patricia Wentworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-wentworth/)

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> [Whoever thought the immediate alternates with the immediate action is not an abstract painter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-alechinsky/whoever-thought-the-immediate-alternates-with-the-immediate-action-is/)

[Pierre Alechinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-alechinsky/)

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> [We have wasted our spirit in the regions of the abstract and general just as the monks let it wither in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-herzen/we-have-wasted-our-spirit-in-the-regions-of-the-abstract-and-general/)

[Alexander Herzen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-herzen/)

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> [Sanctuary cities are a lot like hitchhiking. And the abstract, it feels really good until you feel dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-gutfeld/sanctuary-cities-are-a-lot-like-hitchhiking-and-the-abstract-it-feels/)

[Greg Gutfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-gutfeld/)

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> [The body should not just be something you see. It's also the inside of it. It's frightening and abstract and much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-hval/the-body-should-not-just-be-something-you-see-it-s-also-the-inside-of/)

[Jenny Hval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-hval/)

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> [It is not an individual act, architecture. You have to consider your client. Only out of that can you produce great architecture.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-m-pei/it-is-not-an-individual-act-architecture-you-have-to-consider-your/)

[I. M. Pei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-m-pei/)

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> [Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/werner-herzog/everyone-who-makes-films-has-to-be-an-athlete-to-a-certain-degree/)

[Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/werner-herzog/)

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> [Being a father ... I can't help feeling that, by comparison with being a mother, being a father is a rather abstract business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-coetzee-2/being-a-father-i-can-t-help-feeling-that-by-comparison-with-being-a/)

[J. M. Coetzee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-coetzee-2/)

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> [I was never really seeking to play music. I knew I wanted to do it, but I think I wasn't seeking it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-morby/i-was-never-really-seeking-to-play-music-i-knew-i-wanted-to-do-it-but/)

[Kevin Morby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-morby/)

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> [I don't do abstract art because I don't find it as interesting as I do subjects and depictions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claes-oldenburg/i-don-t-do-abstract-art-because-i-don-t-find-it-as-interesting-as-i/)

[Claes Oldenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claes-oldenburg/)

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> [The atmosphere is different in Congress after September 11. Terrorism is no longer an abstract issue, but a real, tangible threat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-berman/the-atmosphere-is-different-in-congress-after-september-11-terrorism/)

[Howard Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-berman/)

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> [In Calvinism and sectarianism man became more and more transformed into an abstract moral subject, as in Descartes he was considered an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/in-calvinism-and-sectarianism-man-became-more-and-more-transformed/)

[Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tillich/)

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> [Christianity becomes just a set of things you believe in. It's almost an intellectual kind of abstract issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-pagels/christianity-becomes-just-a-set-of-things-you-believe-in-it-s-almost/)

[Elaine Pagels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-pagels/)

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