Conception Quotes

459 quotes by 381 authors

One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly… — James D. Watson
We are living in 1937, and our universities, I suggest, are not half-way out of the fifteenth century. We have made hardly any changes in… — H.G. Wells
Hip-hop has globalized a conception of blackness that has had a political impact, whether or not it had a political intent. — Michael Eric Dyson
Our conception of 1950s underwear is a lovely vintage aesthetic, but actually, wearing stockings with no elastic and a girdle was heavy duty. — Romola Garai
Thus I assume that to each according to his threat advantage is not a conception of justice. — John Rawls
THE FATHER: But don't you see that the whole trouble lies here? In words, words. Each one of us has within him a whole world… — Luigi Pirandello
In the critic's vocabulary, the word "precursor" is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that… — Jorge Luis Borges
It is very difficult to explain this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding… — Albert Einstein
Whether or not we continue to enforce a universal conception of human rights at moments of outrage and incomprehension, precisely when we think that others… — Judith Butler
When I write I am trying to express my way of being in the world. This is primarily a process of elimination: once you have… — Zadie Smith
Fascism is fundamentally and at bottom an aesthetic conception, and . . . it is your function as creators of beautiful things to portray with… — Louis de Bernieres
The idea of God, infinity, or spirit stands for the possible attempt at an impossible conception. — Edgar Allan Poe
I believed in immaculate conception and spontaneous combustion. I believed in aliens from outer space and vampires, prophecy, and the resurrection of the dead. I… — Kate Braverman
Perforation! Shout it out! The deliberate punctuated weakening of paper and cardboard so that it will tear along an intended path, leaving a row of… — Nicholson Baker
But that had been grief--this was joy. Yet that grief and this joy were alike outside all the ordinary conditions of life; they were loopholes,… — Leo Tolstoy
Facts mean little compared to attitudes. To contradict rumor or sentiment is as futile as arguing against a believer's faith in the Immaculate Conception. You… — Milan Kundera
Pritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back in time, the… — Karen Chance
There is an element of the busybody in our conception of virtue: unless a man makes himself a nuisance to a great many people, we… — Bertrand Russell
America was never innocent. We popped our cherry on the boat over and looked back with no regrets. You can't ascribe our fall from grace… — James Ellroy
We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception… — Brother Lawrence

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