Quote by Angela Harris

“To think is to ignore the differences, to generalize, to abstract.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

“We think in generalities, but we live in details.”

— Alfred North Whitehead

“Abstraction is the elimination of the irrelevant and the amplification of the essential.”

— Robert C. Martin

Pay attention to minute particulars. Take care of the little ones. Generalization and abstraction are the plea of the hypocrite, scoundrel, and knave.

— William Blake

“The mind always wants to categorize and compare,”

— Eckhart Tolle

“The problem with abstractions (like reports and documents) is that they create illusions of agreement. A hundred people can read the same words, but…

— Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

“If it is a thought, it has to be different from what already exists. Else, it is memory.”

— R.N. Prasher

“Remember that people are built very differently and that different ways of seeing and thinking make people suitable for different jobs.”

— Ray Dalio

“Great problem-solvers also have opinions; what makes them different is that they recognize them for what they are and then set them aside.”

— Nat Greene

“Abstraction can be a powerful tool, but it can also lead to heads buried in the sand. In”

— Peter Lucas

“There must be those who differ. If there were no unorthodox thought there would be no thought at all”

— Anatoly Rybakov

“It is a misleading tendency of our intellect to conceive things as if they were immutable and constant. It often leaves changing and concrete…

— Kaiten Nukariya