Cannot Be Explained Quotes

47 quotes by 43 authors

Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional… — Thom Mayne
In some socialist states well-performed work is rewarded with moral stimulants instead of material ones. However, the moral stimulants cannot be explained by materialistic philosophy.… — Alija Izetbegovic
Miracles cannot be explained, that is their miraculous nature. — May Sarton
The reality that is present to us and in us: call it being...Silence. And the simple fact that by being attentive, by learning to listen… — Thomas Merton
There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Something that cannot be explained cannot be seen. — Heinz von Foerster
There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed. — Baltasar Gracian
With those kinds of statistics, there are real concerns that cannot be explained away other than race. How long do we turn a blind eye… — Richard Ney
All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be… — Gagan Narang
There is no significant idea which cannot be explained to an intelligent twelve year old boy in fifteen minutes. — Leo Tolstoy
I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained… — Ernest Hemingway
We stand in awe before that which cannot be seen. We respect with every fiber of our being that which cannot be explained. — Tite Kubo
Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all. — Elif Safak
It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words. — Haruki Murakami
There are many things in life that cannot be explained. — Anthony Horowitz
Toast was a pointless invention from the Dark Ages. Toast was an implement of torture that caused all those subjected to it to regurgitate in… — Margaret Atwood
There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each other, and are… — Pierre Corneille
The rates of soda consumption in our poorest communities cannot be explained by individual consumer preferences alone, but rather are linked to broader issues of… — Geoffrey Canada
Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained - mummy after mummy covered in shining gold. — Zahi Hawass
What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is happening that cannot… — Brian Selznick

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