Coherent Quotes

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Catastrophe Theory is-quite likely-the first coherent attempt (since Aristotelian logic) to give a theory on analogy. When narrow-minded scientists object to Catastrophe Theory that it… — Rene Thom
One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity. — Albert Camus
I want an ending that's satisfying. I'm more of a classical writer than a modernist one in that I want the ending to be coherent… — Jeffrey Eugenides
So successful has the ideological-political-cultural purge been executed that it is hard indeed to find vigorous liberals, and no energetic, coherent and cogent leftists at… — Kenny Smith
They're so attached to their patterns that they've forgotten rule number one of human behavior: there are no patterns. People just do things. There's no… — Sebastian Faulks
Although scientific revolutions in how we see the world do occur, the bulk of our scientific understanding comes from the cumulative impact of numerous incremental… — Michael E. Mann
I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the job if the old major idea didn't, and so you… — Robert Nozick
Complexity demands resilience, and that's what panarchy offers. Resilience in the face of complexity is a challenge even when you apply rigorous intelligence and integrity… — Robert David Steele
Bipartisan democracy presupposes the individual, whose welfare is identical with that of the community in which he lives, the absence of coherent social classes, a… — Learned Hand
The past is what makes the present coherent, and the past will remain horrible for exactly as long as we refuse to assess it honestly. — James A. Baldwin
To make of human affairs a coherent, precise, predictable whole one must ignore or suppress man as he really is. It is by eliminating man… — Eric Hoffer
For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and significant creatures of… — W. Somerset Maugham
The acts of the human race on the world's stage have doubtless a coherent unity, but the meaning of the vast tragedy enacted will be… — Alfred de Vigny
Society is a kind of parent to its members. If it, and they, are to thrive, its values must be clear, coherent and generally acceptable. — Milton Sapirstein
There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as an economic system, off era a coherent alternative to capitalism,… — Herbert Read
It's no good looking to writers for definitions of what constitutes proper writing, because you will drive yourself crazy, and you won't find anything that… — Nick Hornby
If you will cling to Nature, to the simple in Nature, to the little things that hardly anyone sees, and that can so unexpectedly become… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require for explaining a new class of facts are already contained… — William Whewell
I think a good business book has one coherent idea that is richly played out. — Marcus Buckingham
Once you've invested hundreds of hours in creating a coherent universe, your story's grown to around a half-million words and can't be written as anything… — Lynn Abbey

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