Contexts Quotes by William Thurston

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• I think everyone understands grief, the journey it takes us on, whether it's the death of a loved one, the end of… — Tori Amos
• The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot… — Max Wertheimer
• As one reads mathematics, one needs to have an active mind, asking questions, forming mental connections between the current topic and other… — William Thurston
• The work of television is to establish false contexts and to chronicle the unraveling of existing contexts; finally, to establish the context… — George W. S. Trow
• It’s a known fact that in certain contexts people’s great strengths become their epic failings. — A.S.A. Harrison
• Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements. — Kenneth Lee Pike
• The history of science is rich in example of the fruitfulness of bringing two sets of techniques, two sets of ideas, developed… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
• Awareness cannot be taught, and when it is present it has no context. All contexts are created by thought and are therefore… — Toni Packer

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