Critically Quotes
158 quotes by 148 authors
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It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the various cultural elements can be clearly and critically seen and…
— Hu Shih
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information…
— E. O. Wilson
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Experience shows that the success of a programming course critically depends on the choice of these examples.
— Niklaus Wirth
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The danger for any artist whose work is both recognizable and critically acclaimed is complacent repetition - the temptation to churn out easily identifiable, eagerly…
— Martin Filler
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But most critically, sweet, never try to change the narrative structure of someone else's story, though you will certainly be tempted to, as you watch…
— Marisha Pessl
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A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
— Banksy
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Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring…
— Paulo Freire
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And I'm going to tell the truth: I didn't like that Sean Penn movie Into the Wild so much. Yes! I know it was critically…
— Meg Cabot
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[Her] work taught me that you could be all the traditional feminine things -- a mother, a lover, a listener, a nurturer -- and you…
— Anne Lamott
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The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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..Critically intervene in a way that challenges and changes.
— Bell Hooks
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He finished the bandage and was examining it critically. "You know those things are unreliable." His voice held just a touch of reproach. “Eleven out…
— Ilona Andrews
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It is necessary to remember, as we think critically about domination, that we all have the capacity to act in ways that oppress, dominate, wound…
— Bell Hooks
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We have one crystal clear reason apart from the blessed happiness of this way of life. It is this: prayer is the core of our…
— Amy Carmichael
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One of the great tragedies of modern education is that most people are not taught to think critically. The majority of the world’s people, those…
— Haki R. Madhubuti
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When examining evidence relevant to a given belief, people are inclined to see what they expect to see, and conclude what they expect to conclude.…
— Thomas Gilovich
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I suppose it goes without saying that negative speaking so often flows from negative thinking about ourselves. We see our own faults, we speak--or at…
— Jeffrey R. Holland
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...you find your genius by looking in the mirror of your life. Your visible image shows your inner truth, so when you're estimating others, what…
— James Hillman
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Behold the Drojim Palace," King Urgit said extravagantly to Sadi, "the hereditary home of the House of Urga." "A most unusual structure, You Majesty," Sadi…
— David Eddings
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