A role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
He did not consider if or how or why he loved them. They were just love: they were the first evidence he… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
The illustrator is essentially a reporter: his subjects come from the outside, lit by a flash. A subject comes to the classical… — Kenneth Clark Copy Share Image
The research on vision machines was mainly conducted at the Stanford Research Institute in the US. So, we can say that the… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
The historical resonances are sharp. [Louis] Brandeis is nominated on Jan. 28, 1916. Confirmed on June 1. Waits 125 days between nomination… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
The words of confirmation into the Church are an invitation: 'Receive the Holy Ghost.' And that choice must be made not once,… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
The opposition of instinct and reason is mainly illusory. Instinct, intuition, or insight is what first leads to the beliefs which subsequent… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Betsy DeVos, for example, has shown that she’s flatly ignorant of an astounding amount of basic education policy. It might be possible… — Kevin Drum Copy Share Image
“Develop an affirmation today, and start getting instant confirmation in all works of like.” — Richmond Akhigbe Copy Share Image
The degree of confirmation assigned to any given hypothesis is sensitive to properties of the entire belief system... simplicity, plausibility, and conservatism… — Jerry Fodor Copy Share Image
Being deeply knowledgeable on one subject narrows one's focus and increases confidence, but it also blurs dissenting views until they are no… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“You can become a saint! The good news is that God wants us all to go to Heaven! There is no greater… — John T Stobb Copy Share Image
Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures. — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
The data that can bear on the confirmation of perceptual hypotheses includes, in the general case, considerably less than the organism may… — Jerry Fodor Copy Share Image
I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
The maxim of Cleobulus, "Mediocrity is best," has been long considered a universal principle, extending through the whole compass of life and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
“Why does the bishop give those confirmed a slight blow on the cheek? To remind them that like Christ and the Apostles,… — Leonard Goffiné Copy Share Image
“[...] A diet of constant, stimulating activity is the best prescription for our troubles. It keeps the brain in a state of… — John J. Ratey Copy Share Image
There is no learned man but will confess be hath much profited by reading controversies,--his senses awakened, his judgment sharpened, and the… — John Milton Copy Share Image
Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere. — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
If we could know as intimately as we know our more immediate parents the long line of ancestors through whom the family… — Helen Bosanquet Copy Share Image
I try to view the challenges in my life not as annoyances, but as confirmations of fortitude. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image