Space and force pervade language. Many cognitive scientists (including me) have concluded from their research on language that a handful of concepts… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
It would be catastrophic if one day these fundamentalists Christians gain enough political power to enforce their literal understanding of Mosaic Law. — Mel White Copy Share Image
In a certain way, it's the sound of the words, the inflection and the way the song is sung and the way… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
You know it's my job to visualize, what is literal or audible, so I designed all the characters, and I designed what… — Gerald Scarfe Copy Share Image
God wastes nothing - not even sin. The soul that has struggled and come through is enriched by it's experiences, and Grace… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
It is not a sentimental, but a grimly literal fact that unless we share this terrestrial globe with creatures other than ourselves,… — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
Language is power, in ways more literal than most people think. When we speak, we exercise the power of language to transform… — Julia Penelope Copy Share Image
I argue against literal interpretation of religious doctrines. Religions make progress when they emancipate themselves from literalism, and take their doctrinal statements… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
There are sincere believers who interpret Genesis 1 and 2 in a very literal way that is inconsistent, frankly, with our knowledge… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
God's truth is literal truth. The illumined mind has more operative cells. In reclaiming the mystical, we take back our whole selves.… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Feminism is the result of a few ignorant and literal-minded women letting the cat out of the bag about which is the… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Discipline is no longer literal obedience but intelligent obedience, for discipline aims at obedience coupled with activity of will. Once discipline weakens… — J. F. C. Fuller Copy Share Image
Moses is the keystone to every man's ethical code. He was the first man of record in history to conceive of the… — Charlton Heston Copy Share Image
You and I must realize that the English language is filled with words that, in addition to their literal meanings, convey distinct… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
The only moment football really stops is with a penalty kick - and that is a moment that is really dramatic. A… — Carlos Cuaron Copy Share Image
“I don’t even know if we have a broom closet, Mrs. Levin,” said Tasha. “Tasha, honestly! In this world, to be overly… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Among the Mormons, things temporal have always been important along with things eternal, for salvation in this world and the next is… — Leonard J. Arrington Copy Share Image
I was particularly drawn to Berlin because of its literal, concrete division. Two halves making a whole, or two entities that were… — Nicholas Royle Copy Share Image
“Men aren't really complicated, Ana, honey. They are very simple, literal creatures. They usually mean what they say. And we spend hours… — E.L. James Copy Share Image
In the modern corporation the decisive power, that of the managers , is derived from no one but the managers themselves controlled… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
I think it is just a matter of time before we have literal ghosts in the machine so you can create an… — Paul Saffo Copy Share Image
With respect to the words "general welfare," I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them.… — James Madison Copy Share Image
There was our house in New Orleans. Two blocks in front of us were these beautiful mansions and two blocks behind us… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
It's how you tell the story that makes it new. That's what artists do. They let us look at the world from… — Julie Taymor Copy Share Image
I’ve lived the literal meaning of the ‘land of the free’ and ‘home of the brave.’ It’s not corny for me. I… — Chris Kyle Copy Share Image
There was a period of time during the 'Jagged Little Pill' era where I don't think I laughed for about two years.… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
