Distinct Quotes

409 quotes by 352 authors

A place (lieu) is the order (of whatever kind) in accord with which elements are distributed in relationships of coexistence. It thus excludes the possibility… — Michel de Certeau
As basic rules of a language must be practiced continually, and therefore are never fixed, so exercises toward distinct color effects never are done or… — Josef Albers
I think art parallels life; it is not a report on nature or on intimate disclosure of inner secrets. Color, in my opinion, behaves like… — Josef Albers
The most important fact about our shopping malls, as distinct from the ordinary shopping centers where we go for our groceries, is that we do… — Henry Fairlie
If the estimated age of the cosmos were shortened to seventy-two years, a human life would take about ten seconds. But look at time the… — Robert Grudin
The soul is the ego, the â€˜I,â€™ or the self, and it contains our consciousness. It also animates our body. Thatâ€™s why when the soul… — J.P. Moreland
Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values… — Lance Loud
In Western lands there is a distinct division between the religious and the secular life. There is one rule of conduct for laymen and another… — Virchand Gandhi
Thus the connection of the Father in the Son, and of the Son in the Paraclete, produces three coherent Persons, who are yet distinct One… — Tertullian
Don't wonder whether you have a call to go. Have you had a distinct call from Christ to stay at home? — George Wilson
There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men. — Bernard of Clairvaux
From all human oracles, however self-confident, we turn at last to the inspired Word, where instead of ambiguous and untrustworthy utterances, we find teachings distinct… — Arthur Tappan Pierson
Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named;… — Rene Daumal
Only fools think our attitude to our fellow men is a thing distinct from our attitude to 'lesser' life on this planet. — John Fowles
...a distinction must be made between true and false ideas, and that too much rein must not be given to a man's imagination under pretext… — Gottfried Leibniz
God has appointed two kinds of government in the world, which are distinct in their nature, and ought never to be confounded together; one of… — Isaac Backus
Age doesn't arrive slowly, it comes in a rush. One day nothing has changed, a week later, everything has. A week may be too long… — James Salter
Truly different behaviors require truly distinct situations. — Unknown Author
The unconscious process moves spiral-wise around a center, gradually getting closer, while the characteristics of the center grow more and more distinct. — Carl Jung
When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for… — Grenville Kleiser

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