Explains Quotes
227 quotes by 215 authors
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Creators aren't gods. They make places, which is quite hard. It's men that make gods. This explains a lot.
— Terry Pratchett
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What are you listening to?" "I picked up a DVD for Luke while I was out. Something with Mozart and sock puppets." A grin rose…
— Lisa Kleypas
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I know that I brought this all on myself. I know that I deserve this. I'd do anything not to be this way. I'd do…
— Stephen Chbosky
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Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.
— Elif Safak
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Any explanation or logic that explains everything so easily has a hidden trap in it. I'm speaking from experience. Somebody once said if it's something…
— Haruki Murakami
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I take a few quick sips. "This is really good." And I mean it. I have never tasted tea like this. It is smooth, pungent,…
— Amy Tan
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He came third in the state for woodwork,†Francesca explains. “We actually had to be proud of him for a whole week. Tough times.
— Melina Marchetta
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Lady Maccon stopped suddenly. Her husband got four long strides ahead before he realized she had paused. She was starring thoughtfully up into the aether,…
— Gail Carriger
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People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to congratulate themselves on…
— Bill Watterson
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Everything we think we know is really only perceived by our senses,' he explains patiently. 'The sounds we hear are just waves in the air;…
— Wendy Mass
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Tybalt’s what we call ‘Cait Sidhe’— the fairy cats. Which explains the attitude. And the eyes.†“Meow,†said Tybalt, deadpan.
— Mira Grant
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Some burns," Clary said. "Nothing that matters" "Everything that happens to you matters to me." "Well that certainly explains why you haven't called me back…
— Cassandra Clare
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We’re vampires,†he said. “Not fairies.†“Sometimes I’m not so sure about that. You see that study your king hangs out in?†“He’s nearly blind. 
— J R Ward
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A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.
— Harvey Mackay
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The past is useless. That explains why it is past.
— Wright Morris
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The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.
— Peter L. Berger
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The average teacher explains complexity; the gifted teacher reveals simplicity.
— Robert Breault
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The freedom enjoyed in Western society under the rule of law and constitutional government explains both the quality of its civilization and its wealth.
— Paul Johnson
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In order to displace a prevailing theory or paradigm in science, it is not enough to merely point out what it cannot explain; you have…
— Michael Shermer
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A theory not only explains the world we see, it lets us imagine other worlds, and, even more significantly, lets us act to create those…
— Alison Gopnik
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