Concept Quotes

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We have to replace beauty, which is a cultural concept, with goodness, which is a humanist concept. — Philippe Starck
The basics teachings of Buddha are about understanding what we are, who we are, why we are. When we begin to realize what we are,… — Chogyam Trungpa
I start off with the obvious, that it makes no sense either to believe or to disbelieve in God until a substantial and intelligent definition… — Kenny Smith
We believe that all men are the spirit children of God, created in his image. This concept is supported by the Holy Bible from Genesis… — Hugh B. Brown
Independence is a political concept, not a biological concept. — Margaret J. Wheatley
Economic activity is no longer an adversarial contest between embattled sellers and buyers "In the distributed economy, where collaboration trumps competition, inclusivity replaces exclusivity and… — Jeremy Rifkin
You are asking, 'Is the concept of soul mates more useful than marriage?' Concepts don't matter. What matters is your understanding. You can change the… — Rajneesh
And this has been man's stupidity - a very ancient one: whenever he gets into difficulty, he changes the word. Change the word marriage into… — Rajneesh
Marriage has failed because you could not rise to the standard that you were expecting of marriage, of the concept of marriage. You were brutal,… — Rajneesh
She is fragile, she is soft, she is weaker, she is afraid. All around is a man-created world, and she is a stranger in it.… — Rajneesh
Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building...A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building. — Bernard Tschumi
The concept of free competition enforced by law is a grotesque contradiction in terms. — Ayn Rand
I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't. — Moon Unit Zappa
There are many types of emotional abuse but most is done in an attempt to control or subjugate another person. Emotional abuse is like brainwashing… — Beverly Engel
I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what… — Edsger Dijkstra
The Master would insist that the final barrier to our attaining God was the word and concept God. — Anthony de Mello
David Frankfurter's valuable, well-written study takes us to the far reaches of demonology. In documenting the harm done by labeling others evil, he poses a… — Robert Jay Lifton
The first guy who came up with the concept of religion was sitting out under a tree. I'm sure of that. — Tom T. Hall
Some Catholics have a concept I very much admire: the Sacrament of the Present Moment. It suggests that every moment of our lives is sacred,… — M. Scott Peck
Suppose that you want to teach the 'cat' concept to a very young child. Do you explain that a cat is a relatively small, primarily… — Ralph P. Boas, Jr.

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