Ambiguous Quotes

118 quotes by 112 authors

The notion of ambiguity must not be confused with that of absurdity. To declare that existence is absurd is to deny that it can ever… — Simone de Beauvoir
It opposes the dogmatic application to all cases of what is adequate only for piecemeal aggregates. The question is whether an approach in piecemeal terms,… — Max Wertheimer
Being desirable means being comfortable with your own ambiguity. The most ambiguous reality is that we are flesh and spirit at the same time. Within… — Rumi
I regret having been the bearer of ambiguous tidings. — David Brin
The search for the symbolic value of phonemes, each taken as a whole, runs the risk of giving rise to ambiguous and trivial interpretations because… — Roman Jakobson
On abortion: We are talking about ambiguous issues of a complicated kind where you have to balance conflicting interests and concerns. — Noam Chomsky
Surely a large part of the zealous repression of radical protest in America has its roots in the fact that millions of men who are… — John Schaar
Memory's so treacherous. One moment you're lost in a carnival of delights with poignant childhood aromas, the flashing neon on puberty, all that sentimental candyfloss… — Alan Moore
The writer's job, after all, is not to dictate meaning, but to give the reader enough pieces to create his or her own satisfying meaning.… — Celeste Ng
When my sons arrived in the family, their legal status was not ambiguous at all. They were our kids. But their wants and affections were… — Russell D. Moore
Work is a way of shutting out ambiguous sentiment. — Wendy Wasserstein
...since social relationships are always ambiguous, since my thought is only a unit, since my thoughts create rifts as much as they unite, since my… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia. — Kenzaburo Oe
I wish everybody was just ethnically ambiguous. It would make life a lot easier. — Alexander Siddig
I only like luxury fashion. You have to decide where you stand. I like well-made, authentic clothes, well-crafted tailoring. I also like the dream and… — Hedi Slimane
We live in times that are in many ways ambiguous. Maybe that's why kids want precision in what they read - they don't like that… — Lois Lowry
I would like to provoke ambiguous responses in my readers. — James Ellroy
I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking… — David Cook
I always end up taking people that are morally ambiguous. — Billy Crudup
The meaning of this observation is unclear, but it raises the unfortunate possibility of ambiguous triplets; that is, triplets which may code more than one… — Francis Crick

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