Forms Quotes

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Belief in a Divine mission is one of the many forms of certainty that have afflicted the human race. — Bertrand Russell
I am sure that the two main forms of English, American English and British English, separated geographically from the beginning and severed politically since 1776,… — Robert Burchfield
The best opinion now is, that there are multitudinous forms which are not sufficiently differentiated to be distinctively either plant or animal, while, as respects… — Asa Gray
This substance, which is manifold in its forms and protean in its transformations, has, in its state of living matter, one physiological name which has… — Asa Gray
God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government; and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it. — Algernon Sidney
Not a few patients, however, suffering from certain forms of mental disorder, regain a high degree of insight into their mental condition in what might… — Clifford Whittingham Beers
The feat of superbly imitating a muscle, as Michelangelo did, or a face, as Raphael did, created neither progress nor a hierarchy in art. Because… — Fernand Leger
It is easy to see why a diversity of cultures should confront power with a problem. If culture is about plurality, power is about unity.… — Terry Eagleton
Psychoanalysis can unravel some of the forms of madness; it remains a stranger to the sovereign enterprise of unreason. It can neither limit nor transcribe,… — Michel Foucault
For poets today or in any age, the choice is not between freedom on the one hand and abstruse French forms on the other. The… — James Fenton
If I were a carpenter, I'd find a way to empower using that skill. I'm using as much as God has given - my mind,… — Avery Brooks
There are interesting forms of difficulty, and there are unprofitable forms of difficulty. I mean, I enjoy some difficult poetry, but some of it is… — Billy Collins
It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education - aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness - presented… — Hans-Georg Gadamer
A painting has a lot of advantages over other forms of communication. Unlike a movie, you don't have to put it into a machine and… — Thomas Kinkade
The big-budget blockbuster is becoming one of the most dependable forms of filmmaking. — Peter Jackson
New forms of media - first movies, then television, talk radio and now the Internet - tend to challenge traditional codes of conduct. They flout… — Willow Bay
Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles. — Aloe Blacc
Indian actors, because of the format of our stories, need to be good actors, and be able to perform emotional sequences, do a bit of… — Amitabh Bachchan
It's great that ballroom dancing is being recognised. For many years ballroom dancers were misunderstood and other dance forms didn't want anything to do with… — Anton du Beke
The forms of my awareness are richer than yours. — Hans Bender

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