Associations Quotes

155 Associations quotes by 134 unique authors

Farmers have more Associations, and Bureaus, and Clubs, than they have pitchforks. — Will Rogers
When we traded the results of our fantasies, it seemed to us-and rightly-that we had proceeded by unwarranted associations, by shortcuts so extraordinary that, if… — Umberto Eco
I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York. — Vera Farmiga
I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and… — John Hawkes
Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
We have associations to things. We have, you know, we have associations to tables and to - and to dogs and to cats and to… — Daniel Kahneman
Alternative descriptions of the same reality evoke different emotions and different associations. — Daniel Kahneman
No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations. — Louis L'Amour
In all our associations; in all our agreements let us never lose sight of this fundamental maxim - that all power was originally lodged in,… — George Mason
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel… — H. L. Mencken
The best movies now are called 'thrillers.' Because if you use the word 'horror,' people's associations are straight-to-video crap. — Eli Roth
Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health, arts… — Jonathan Sacks
When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations. — Marilyn vos Savant
Yet what you need is not marches, demonstrations, rallies or wide associations, all of them are important. What you need is direct action. The sooner… — Arthur Scargill
In examining witnesses, I learned to ask general questions so as to elicit details with powerful sensory associations: the colors, the sounds, the smells that… — Sonia Sotomayor
The intellectual evolution of the race consists in an increase in the number, delicacy, complexity, permanence and speed of formation of such associations. — Edward Thorndike
This growth in the number, speed of formation, permanence, delicacy and complexity of associations possible for an animal reaches its acme in the case of… — Edward Thorndike
there was no crime in unconscious plagiarism; that I committed it everyday, that he committed it everyday, that every man alive on earth who writes… — Mark Twain
He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you… — Michael Pollan
Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others. — Epictetus
Maybe the only thing each of us can see is our own shadow. Carl Jung called this his shadow work. He said we never see… — Chuck Palahniuk
Being a writer is part of a noble tradition, as is being a musician – the last egalitarian and open associations. No matter what happens… — Anne Lamott
in stillness, I watched myselfget eaten by mosquitoes... the itch was maddening at first but eventually it just melded into a general burning feeling and… — Elizabeth Gilbert
And the good writer chooses his words for their 'meaning', but that meaning is not a a set, cut-off thing like the move of knight… — Ezra Pound
Every mile was redolent of associations, which she would not have missed for the world, but each of which made her cry upon 'the days… — Elizabeth Gaskell

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