Ambiguous Quotes

118 quotes by 112 authors

How ever sugarcoated and ambiguous, every form of authoritarianism must start with a belief in some group's greater right to power, whether that right is… — Gloria Steinem
The marriage of reason and nightmare which has dominated the 20th century has given birth to an ever more ambiguous world. Across the communications landscape… — J. G. Ballard
[T]here is a methodological bias in favor of taking natural discourse literally, other things being equal. For example, unless there are clear reasons for construing… — Tyler Burge
It's relatively easy to create an ambiguous character. Any conglomeration of likable and unlikeable traits, chosen at random, will result in an ambiguous character. Getting… — Matt Bird
It has been my experience that competency in mathematics, both in numerical manipulations and in understanding its conceptual foundations, enhances a person's ability to handle… — Alan Greenspan
I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous. — Susan Collins
The more elusive and ambiguous a symbol is, the more it gains significance and power. — Umberto Eco
Anime is intended to have ambiguous features. That's part of the art form. — M. Night Shyamalan
Late twentieth-century machines have made thoroughly ambiguous the difference between natural and artificial, mind and body, self-developing and externally designed, and many other distinctions that… — Donna J. Haraway
We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds for the scientific… — James Q. Wilson
A map in the hands of a pilot is a testimony of a man's faith in other men; it is a symbol of confidence and… — Beryl Markham
Testing is the process of comparing the invisible to the ambiguous, so as to avoid the unthinkable happening to the anonymous. — James Marcus Bach
Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse. — Tim Ferriss
People usually complain that music is so ambiguous, and what they are supposed to think when they hear it is so unclear, while words are… — Felix Mendelssohn
By the time the average person finishes college, he or she will have taken over 2,600 tests, quizzes, and exams. The right answer approach becomes… — Roger von Oech
From all human oracles, however self-confident, we turn at last to the inspired Word, where instead of ambiguous and untrustworthy utterances, we find teachings distinct… — Arthur Tappan Pierson
Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It requires from Us… — Pope Pius X
Redundancy is ambiguous because it seems like a waste if nothing unusual happens. Except that something unusual happens-usually . — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precious. — Leo Rosten
Photography is an ambiguous challenge to chance. — Guy Le Querrec

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