Closed Quotes

1459 Closed quotes by 1055 unique authors

In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist today without the… — Gabe Newell
To be closed from everything, and yet to feel, to think...This is the truth of hell, stripped of its gaudy medievalisms. This loss of contact. — Joanne Harris
The vitality of a culture is in its capacity to assimilate foreign influences. The culture that's defensive and closed condemns itself to decadence. — Juan Goytisolo
We have a closed circle of consistency here: the laws of physics produce complex systems, and these complex systems lead to consciousness, which then produces… — Roger Penrose
Love opens all doors, no matter how closed they may be, no matter how rusty from lack of use. Your work is to bring unity… — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
The principle that the majority have a right to rule the minority, practically resolves all government into a mere contest between two bodies of men,… — Lysander Spooner
If Earth is considered a closed system, there will be less for all forever. The frontier is closed, the wilderness is gone, nature is being… — Barbara Marx Hubbard
There will come a time when the gun owners of America, the law-abiding gun owners of America, will be the Rosa Parks and we will… — Ted Nugent
The spaces between the perceiver and the thing perceived can [...] be closed with a shout of recognition. — Timothy Findley
There were actually times where I thought, 'Do people even remember us? Are people gonna be interested in hearing what we put out next?'And, you… — Ray Toro
The logic: Reading is a private pursuit, one that often takes place behind closed doors. A young lady might retreat with a book, might even… — Siri Hustvedt
All cities are geological; you cannot take three steps without encountering ghosts bearing all the prestige of their legends. We move within a closed landscape… — Ivan Chtcheglov
Marriage is a very strange thing. Itâ€™s a very public institution, itâ€™s meant to tell the world that two people are going to live together,… — Shashi Deshpande
Many investigators feel uneasy stating in public that the origin of life is a mystery, even though behind closed doors they admit they are baffled. — Paul Davies
To go into temptation to find how strong you are, is as wise as to go before a mirror, with closed eyes, to find how… — Ivan Panin
Gary Shteyngart has written a memoir for the ages. I spat laughter on the first page and closed the last with wet eyes. Un-put-down-able in… — Mary Karr
In order for the oppressed to be able to wage the struggle for their liberation, they must perceive the reality of oppression not as a… — Paulo Freire
After the rigged Iranian presidential elections in 2009, the Islamic regime attacked the 'humanities' as the main source of protests, the most effective tool used… — Azar Nafisi
I believe in the theory of evolution, but I believe as well in the allegorical truth of creation theory. In other words, I believe that… — Christopher Langan
We've all heard that in life, when one door is closed, another is opened. Unfortunately, many of us are so focused on the darkness left… — Bill Crawford

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