Abstraction Quotes

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To be an abstraction does not mean that an entity is nothing. It merely means that its existence is only a factor of a more… — Alfred North Whitehead
Abstraction is the enemy of meaning. — Marshall Ganz
Seek art and abstraction in nature by dreaming in the presence of it. — Paul Gauguin
Only in relationship can you know yourself, not in abstraction, and certainly not in isolation. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
A bit of advice, don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction; as you dream amid nature, extrapolate art from it, and concentrate on… — Paul Gauguin
Pure drawing is an abstraction. — Paul Cezanne
In scientific thought, the concept functions all the better for being cut off from all background images. In its full exercise, the scientific concept is… — Gaston Bachelard
Become aware of internal, subjective, subverbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction, of conversation, of naming, etc. with… — Abraham Maslow
An ounce of application is worth a ton of abstraction. — Booker T. Washington
Abstraction and luxury are the guard dogs of the upper class. — Jeff Koons
The imagination is the liberty of the mind It is intrpeid and eager and the extreme of its achievement lies in abstraction. — Wallace Stevens
The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. Who, then, would wish to prevent me… — Evangelista Torricelli
I have tried, with little success, to get some of my friends to understand my amazement that the abstraction of integers for counting is both… — Richard Hamming
This extravagant dwelling, as domineering as it was distant, brought home to me the intimateconnection between tyranny and abstraction, and put me in mind of… — Michael Jackson
The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer. — Edsger Dijkstra
Jesus was short on sermons, long on conversations; short on answers, long on questions; short on abstraction and propositions, long on stories and parables; short… — Brian D. McLaren
ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof… — Ambrose Bierce
I've heard many times that with all good artists it's ultimately a self-portrait even if it's an abstraction. I feel my work is very much… — Joyce Tenneson
Freedom which has genuine meaning is more than a timeless abstraction, more than an absence of restraints. — Helen Lynd
Time is an abstraction which, on earth, exists only for the human brain it has evolved. — Charles Lindbergh

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