Canon Quotes

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When a truth is necessary, the reason for it can be found by analysis, that is, by resolving it into simpler ideas and truths until… — Gottfried Leibniz
Now, occultism is not like mystic faculty, and it very seldom works in harmony either with business aptitude in the things of ordinary life or… — Arthur E Waite
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.… — Lord Acton
The same tantalizing guile and sublime skill....[The series is] reinforced in its claim to be one of the major literary works of this century....Only two… — Kevin Myers
Sola scriptura means at least this: that the church's proclamation is always subject to potential correction from the canon. It is for this reason that… — Kevin Vanhoozer
Theatre for a New Audience is one of America's most admirable and exciting theatre companites...some of the best acted and directed work to be found… — Tony Kushner
During the engagement I tried to throw a strong force through the canon, but I was obliged to use it elsewhere before it had gotten… — George Crook
My fan fiction is canon. — Dwayne McDuffie
Every religion ... has rituals, practices, holy writings or traditions, etc. Nothing like that has ever developed from Atheism. There are no holy men, holidays… — Darrel Ray
Since the purpose of reading, of education, is to become good, our most important task is to choose the right books. Our personal set of… — Oliver DeMille
I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got that from my… — Marianne Faithfull
The limitation of the ethical phenomenon to its place and time does not imply its rejection but, on the contrary, its validation. One does not… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Contrary to what some folks would have us believe, it is not tragic, even if undesirable, for a person to leave a liberal arts education… — Bell Hooks
English orthography satisfies all the requirements of the canons of reputability under the law of conspicuous waste. It is archaic, cumbrous, and ineffective; its acquisition… — Thorstein Veblen
You have to have a canon so the next generation can come along and explode it. — Henry Louis Gates
Unless criticism refuses to take itself quite so seriously or at least to permit its readers not to, it will inevitably continue to reflect the… — Leslie Fiedler
I carry my own film guys with me now. People think that's a huge expense, but with technology like it is these days, it's not.… — Ronnie Dunn
The support of organizations including the NY Jets, Canon USA, USA Football, and Outback Steakhouse is a great example of how corporate America can make… — Boomer Esiason
I don't really have a favorite camera. I use a Leica and Canon a lot. It depends, especially professionally, on the requirements. But my carry-around… — Elliott Erwitt
Comics have a problem, and that is continuity - the obsession with placing the characters in an existing world, where every event is marked in… — John Hodgman

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