“When you’ve been given a curse of perspective you don’t stop to consider the gift of oversight that most humans have been… — Saim .A. Cheeda 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
Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation. — Robert Frost 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
The world of 'Sherlock Holmes' and the world that we live in now is big enough to take more than one interpretation. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
What I'm doing is not really based on a definite identification or a definition of what it is. It's intended to be… — Reggie Watts Copy Share Image
“A small sample, we repeat, is rarely the big scientific problem. Interpretation is.” — Stephen Thomas Ziliak Copy Share Image
I think my great book is Born to Sing: An Interpretation and World Survey of Bird Song. — Charles Hartshorne Copy Share Image
We must intend to live [the new spiritual awareness], to integrate each increased degree of awareness into our daily routine. It only… — James Redfield Copy Share Image
This "human thing" is the permanent process of seeking the sacred through revealing what is hidden. It is an ever ongoing and… — Curtis White Copy Share Image
I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to… — Rachel McAdams Copy Share Image
The Hebrew Bible defines Judaism. It's certainly true that the Talmudic interpretations become authoritative and normative, but they are interpretations of the… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
When something happens, the only thing in your power is your attitude toward it. It is not the things that disturb us,… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Never take biblical interpretation lightly. Never assume you've arrived or learned all that you can. Be a lifelong learner, but always apply… — Craig Blomberg Copy Share Image
Because the union of a man and woman deserves an honored place in our society, I support the protection of marriage against… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
There was a time when meanings were focused and reality could be fixed; when that sort of belief disappeared, things became uncertain… — Bridget Riley 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
Yoga is an ancient discipline in which physical postures, breath practice, meditation, and philosophical study are tools for achieving liberation. In my… — Rodney Yee Copy Share Image
“The Scientific Method is a wonderful tool as long as you don't care which way the outcome turns; however, this process fails… — Cristina Marrero Copy Share Image
“It's strange. When I put something incomprehensible into a picture, it's usually because the form and colour interest me and because it… — Fernand Khnopff Copy Share Image
Philo of Alexandria introduced in the first century what has been described as the 'Hellenizing of the Old Testament,' or the allegorical… — Philo Copy Share Image
People who have life-challenging experiences who choose to remain invested in a consistent catastrophic interpretation are not the ones I meet. I… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“Interpretation must itself be evaluated, within a historical view of human consciousness. In some cultural contexts, interpretation is a liberating act. It… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Our amended Constitution is the lodestar for our aspirations. Like every text worth reading, it is not crystalline. The phrasing is broad… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
“...Whilst on board the Beagle I was quite orthodox, and I remember being heartily laughed at by several of the officers... for… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
In the field one has to face a chaos of facts, some of which are so small that they seem insignificant; others… — Bronislaw Malinowski Copy Share Image
“We have seen in this book numerous ambiguous texts that can be interpreted in two different ways: as an assertion that is… — Alan Sokal Copy Share Image
“The aspiration when reading is to understand ‘what is there’. But ‘what is there’ is known on the basis of our existing… — Joshua D. Broggi Copy Share Image
“By affirming that all 'meaning,' every assertion about the significance of life and reality, must be judged by reference to a brief… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
Astrologers were greatly impressed, and misled, by what they believed to be confirming evidence-so much so that they were quite unimpressed by… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
To the government, terrorism committed by people who happen to be Muslim is not in any way a reflection of legitimate interpretation… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Hence, a generative grammar must be a system of rules that can iterate to generate an indefinitely large number of structures. This… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image