Rigor Quotes · Page 2

The role of the teacher remains the highest calling of a free people.

— Shirley Hufstedler

Every obstacle is destroyed through rigor.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Rigor is not a substitute for imagination.

— Gary A. Klein

Rigor pushed too far is sure to miss its aim, however good, as the bow snaps that is bent too stiffly.

— Friedrich Schiller

But anything that can be called "rigor" is lost exactly where the things become interesting and non trivial.

— Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov

In basic research, intellectual rigor and sentimental freedom necessarily alternate.

— Victor Vasarely

If I shall be condemned Upon surmises, all proofs sleeping else But what your jealousies awake, I tell you 'Tis rigor and…

— William Shakespeare

I reiterate that the rigor and credibility brought to the world by Monti's government are for us a point of no return.

— Pier Luigi Bersani

Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.

— Howard Schultz

A suprising number of physicians manage to continue to care about persons even after the rigors of medical training.

— Mary Catherine Bateson

The circumstances of human society are too complicated to be submitted to the rigor of mathematical calculation.

— Marquis de Custine

The completion of my undergraduate training at the University of California (Berkeley) provided just the needed touches of rigor at advanced levels…

— Anonymous

People in theatre work harder than anyone in the world - as far as I'm concerned - as far as sheer output…

— Jennifer Westfeldt

Once I really started to understand Frank Stella's work and follow it, there's a certain type of invention and playfulness and extreme…

— Frank Stella

Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred;…

— George Chapman

Some have argued that the Christian notion of Scripture is not epistemologically sustainable. It's not philosophically possible with rigor to uphold the…

— D. A. Carson

I believe in the will. I believe in discipline. I believe in the organization. I believe in the rigor that gives us…

— Edgar Ramirez

Lenity will operate with greater force, in some instances, than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct…

— George Washington

I have the loving support of my girlfriend who still attends Wake Forest and is nearing graduation. She helps me cope with…

— Tim Duncan

Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is…

— Fran Lebowitz

The same individuals who are doing primary research in the role of humans on the climate system are then permitted to lead…

— Roger A. Pielke

The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with commitment, to defend what they believe with all the talent they have. I…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

I really can't claim ever to have had an exceptionally close relationship with a minister. I'm always there. I pay my pledge.…

— Marilynne Robinson

Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose…

— Anonymous

While many in the social enterprise space often qualify themselves as 'non-profit,' these organizations should instead treat themselves as 'for-purpose.' These organizations…

— Adam Braun

Parenting classes should be mandatory, whether you are adopting or not, and would include an evaluation of your current physical, mental and…

— Dale Archer

Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail…

— Bill Gates

I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style - her toughness and rigor.

— Camille Paglia

An artist... must actively caress wonder: for fascination, like the desire to play, can be eradicated by the rigors of living.

— Eric Maisel

I see myself as a journalist reporting neglected stories about our past and trying to bring rigor, reason and intuition to the…

— Graham Hancock

A ground plan is important in terms of its rigor. If your plan is soggy and weak, your production will be soggy…

— David G. Hays

Cruelty signifies rigor, implacable intention and decision, irreversible and absolute determination,

— Antonin Artaud

Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.

— Tom Robbins

“Rigor is not an attribute of a text but rather a characteristic of our behavior with that text.”

— Kylene Beers

...and we'll see what happens when we say Yes while this rigor mortis world screams No.

— Isaac Marion

The object of mathematical rigor is to sanction and legitimize the conquests of intuition, and there was never any other object for…

— Jacques Hadamard

What gets projects done for me is not inspiration. It's curiosity and rigor.

— Andrew Zuckerman

How to teach rigor while preserving imagination is an unsolved challenge to education.

— Ralph W. Gerard

Night is a time of rigor, but also of mercy. There are truths which one can see only when it’s dark

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

Rigor is always appropriate when investing in markets, whatever the ultimate conclusions may be.

— Robert Rubin