Finite Quotes

322 quotes by 240 authors

In a symbol there is concealment and yet revelation: here therefore, by silence and by speech acting together, comes a double significance. In the symbol… — Thomas Carlyle
We need an economics fit for purpose in a finite and entropic world. — Herman E. Daly
There has been a tendency through the years for reason and moderation to prevail as long as things are going tolerably well or as long… — J. William Fulbright
We all know we have a finite period of time. I just feel if I'm going to be alive, I want to be challenged -… — Frank Ocean
Every film is its own experience, its own planet, its own family. It seems infinite when you're working on it, and then it's suddenly very… — Diane Lane
I don't know what it is, exactly, but there's a negative drag on film sets after the second week or so, a mutinous vibe because… — Diane Lane
I think the movie business and film crews are a little bit like the circus, in that we travel around like a pack and we're… — Francis Lawrence
Some people get tired of continual perception of the finite universe. They feel the perception of the universe over and over in variant forms is… — Frederick Lenz
The greatest miracle is the miracle of wakefulness, to awaken from the dream of life and to see infinity everywhere, even in the finite, in… — Frederick Lenz
From infinite awareness, something comes forward, a sense of infinite awareness and finite awareness. That perception is the birth of a being. — Frederick Lenz
The first rule of economics is that there is an infinite number of desires chasing a finite number of goods, services and resources. The first… — Thomas Sowell
And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end… — Alan Thicke
On your journey, remember there is no end. That is true knowledge. There is no final knowledge. There is no final enlightenment, that is a… — Frederick Lenz
Ramakrishna didn't suddenly become enlightened. We had years of him meditating, seeking, crying to Mother Kali, going in and out of samadhi; but after many… — Frederick Lenz
Never be satisfied with a first draft. In fact, never be satisfied with your own stuff at all, until you're certain it's as good as… — Rose Tremain
Man-made computers are limited in their performance by finite processing speed and memory. So, too, the cosmic computer is limited in power by its age… — Paul Davies
Culture' is a finite segment of the meaningless infinity of the world process, a segment on which human beings confer meaning and significance. — Max Weber
All the analysis of infinite reality which the finite human mind can conduct rests on the tacit assumption that only a finite portion of this… — Max Weber
There are three reasons, . . . apart from scientific considerations, mankind needs to travel in space. The first . . . is garbage disposal;… — Freeman Dyson
Wealth, in terms of dollars and so forth, could be counted up, because dollars were finite. It doesn't make any difference how many dollars you… — Michael Nesmith

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