Of course, art in and of itself gives me some feeling of elation or power and is in some way curative. But… — Sarah Morris Copy Share Image
Historians exercise great power and some of them know it. They recreate the past, changing it to fit their own interpretations. Thus,… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
I am always surprised at all the things people read into my photos, but it also amuse me. That may be because… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
No general description of the mode of advance of human knowledge can be just which leaves out of account the social aspect… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
We not only interpret the character of events... we may also interpret our interpretations. — Kenneth Burke Copy Share Image
Religions are easy to invent. Most traditional religions have little or nothing to do with reality, are dependent on obfuscation, interpretation, guilt,… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
Shake yourself free from the manikin you create out of a false interpretation of what you do and what you feel, and… — Luigi Pirandello Copy Share Image
There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Poetry's magic lies in the imagery which satifies even without interpretation..it is accepted as easily as it was created. — Robert Bridges Copy Share Image
Arlen Specter is the man who voted in favor of Bill Clinton during impeachment, voted against Robert Bork for the Supreme Court,… — William F. Buckley, Jr Copy Share Image
“Postmodernism, the school of "thought" that proclaimed "There are no truths, only interpretations" has largely played itself out in absurdity, but it… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
If we think that this life is all there is to life, then there is no interpretation of our problems, our pain,… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
Literature offers us all, writers and readers, the best method of discovering and retelling the changing story of ourselves. The story is… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I don’t like to talk about what my paintings mean since they are so personal, so I like to leave it up… — Lori Earley Copy Share Image
a really good play is ambiguous - which is exactly why it endures. Every succeeding generation develops theories about it. The play's… — Glenda Jackson Copy Share Image
I was literally told for 'The Show Goes On' that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
Once you can clearly describe what you are reacting to, free of your interpretation or evaluation of it, other people are less… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
How do we know, then, when a code's been cracked?when we are right?when do we know if we have even received a… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
My voice in combination with the harp - which, by the way, I use because I've played it my entire life, not… — Joanna Newsom Copy Share Image
John Calvin's theology emphasizes the sanctity of conscience, the sanctity of companionate marriage, and the obligation of those in power to attend… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Militarism is basically a way of thinking, a certain interpretation of the function of the state; this manner of thinking is, moreover,… — Christian Lous Lange Copy Share Image
One has to ask what is the goal of life? What is the goal of life? My interpretation of it for myself,… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
Of course there's conscious manipulation! Everything about a movie is manipulation ... If you like it, it's an interpretation. If you don't… — Frederick Wiseman Copy Share Image
I much rather coach a string quartet in an interpretation of Haydn or Beethoven than to teach the guitar. — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
Rational thought is interpretation according to a scheme which we cannot escape. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
