Explanations Quotes

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I'm not interested in the words or the meaning of the words. I'm interested in disappearing in it completely, to not be aware of yourself… — Karl Ove Knausgard
I do loathe explanations. — James M. Barrie
Introspection and preserved writings give us far more insight into the ways of past humans than we have into the ways of past dinosaurs. For… — Jared Diamond
There is no waste of time in life like that of making explanations. — Benjamin Disraeli
We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. — Elbert Hubbard
Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible. — Eugene Ionesco
Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The Left has always sought single, non-values-based explanations for human behavior. — Dennis Prager
When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. — Pat Riley
Science is not a thing. It's a verb. It's a way of thinking about things. It's a way of looking for natural explanations for all… — Michael Shermer
Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent… — Aldous Huxley
I am a Tralfamadorian, seeing all time as you might see a stretch of the Rocky Mountains. All time is all time. It does not… — Kurt Vonnegut
Donâ€™t let us forget that the causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
In one thing you have not changed, dear friend," said Aragorn: "you still speak in riddles." "What? In riddles?" said Gandalf. "No! For I was… — J.R.R. Tolkien
We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an… — Malcolm Gladwell
No excuses. No explanations. — Tony Dungy
Pooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations. — C.S. Lewis
I flicked my eyes over to Steve again and saw him straighten. He would need a diversion just to start. â€œExplanations?â€ I bellowed. â€œExplanations? Thereâ€™s… — Stephen Fry
Don't try to steer the boat. Don't open shop for yourself. Listen. Keep silent. You are not God's mouthpiece. Try to be an ear, And… — Rumi

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