From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean? — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
“The characteristics of this kind of reading are perhaps summed up in the word “orthodox,” which is almost always applicable. The word… — Mortimer J. Adler Copy Share Image
“There is no growth without risk. There is always something to be gained from any experience. It is up to us to… — Truth Devour Copy Share Image
If it is true that there is always more than one way of construing a text, it is not true that all… — Paul Ricoeur Copy Share Image
The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
“No algorithm exists for the metaphor, nor can a metaphor be produced by means of a computer’s precise instructions, no matter what… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Apparently, I'm the angriest man. I don't know. It's just an interpretation. If it was someone else, they might be called focused… — Alun Wyn Jones Copy Share Image
I don't analyze what I'm doing. I've read convincing interpretations of my work, and sometimes I've noticed something that I wasn't aware… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in… — Gene Barry Copy Share Image
When I discovered blues - I was 12-years-old - I didn't discover it in America where it was from; I discovered it… — Paul Weller Copy Share Image
History is a matter of interpretation, but you have to start with certain facts. — Peter Kuznick Copy Share Image
You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics. — Riccardo Muti Copy Share Image
Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Is your work an interpretation of your understanding of reality, or is it simply a picture of your feelings? — Millard Sheets Copy Share Image
You shouldn't think of these movies as being 'The Lord of the Rings.' The Lord of the Rings is, and always will… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
Who says history is stagnant? For a historian, facts do not change; it is the way we look at things, our interpretations,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
... when something is detestable, and yet inevitable, what one must do is not merely to endure it-a hard task whatever one… — Henry de Montherlant Copy Share Image
I believe that every man can multiply his own ability by almost constant wordless realization of his unity with his Source. I… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
Kantian ethical theory distinguishes three levels: First, that of a fundamental principle (the categorical imperative, formulated in three main ways in Kant's… — Allen W. Wood Copy Share Image
I know that might sound perverse because I played Julian Assange but, honestly, I don't think it would be fair for me… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
If the world is a progressively realized community of interpretation, then either quadruplictity will drink procrastination or, provided that the nothing negates,… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
The director works as an interpretive artist, but he's still an artist, so you also have to give him room to create… — August Wilson Copy Share Image
It’s so hard to communicate because there are so many moving parts. There’s presentation and there’s interpretation and they’re so dependent on… — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
