Explicit Quotes

144 quotes by 136 authors

What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. — William Blake
Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands. — Daniel J. Boorstin
Some atheists are quite explicit that their atheism comes first. One of the most famous is Richard Lewontin, a professor of genetics, who said it… — John Lennox
Cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human mind. They realize...that we have an infuriating inability to understand, let alone follow, even the… — Cleveland Amory
In Illinois a pregnant woman who takes an illegal drug can be prosecuted for 'delivering a controlled substance to a minor.' This is an explicit… — Randy Alcorn
Since religion intrinsically rejects empirical methods, there should never be any attempt to reconcile scientific theories with religion. [An infinitely old universe, always evolving may… — Hannes Alfven
Instead of suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make this conflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflict… — Albert Low
Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and believe about it.… — Michael Dummett
A too explicit elucidation in education destroys much of the pleasure of learning. There should be room for sly hinters, masters of suggestion. — Theodore Roethke
The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or… — Saint Augustine
The Bush Administration do have moral values. Their moral values are very explicit: shine the boots of the rich and the powerful, kick everybody else… — Noam Chomsky
The Caring for Climate initiative is fully aligned with our own explicit commitments, which reflect our respect for society in which we operate, respect for… — Jose Lopez
Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that shape human behaviour… — Amartya Sen
The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all. — George Washington
A dream...I was trying to explain to St. Peter, and was doing it in the German tongue, because I didn't want to be too explicit. — Mark Twain
By a generative grammar I mean simply a system of rules that in some explicit and well-defined way assigns structural descriptions to sentences. Obviously, every… — Noam Chomsky
The horror genre has been for me an original way of taking an explicit visual and visionary approach to directing. — Michele Soavi
Exotic names, robes, insignia of office, titles - the trappings of religion - confuse as much as they help. They endorse the assumption of the… — Stephen Batchelor
I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for… — Vanilla Ice
Recent events in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have reaffirmed for me, however, the complete folly of any Republican strategy to increase black representation in… — Ward Connerly

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