Interpretation Quotes

499 quotes by 434 authors

All my lyrics are open to interpretation by the individual and imply many different meanings, therefore their relevance is purely subjective. — Ian Curtis
How you feel is not the result of what is happening in your life-it is your interpretation of what is happening. — Tony Robbins
Hereâ€™s how a child listens: you tell him something, and he puts his own interpretation on what you said. Thatâ€™s what he hears. No one… — Byron Katie
It is only all too easy to understand the requirements contained in God's Word ('Give all your goods to the poor.' 'If anyone strikes you… — Soren Kierkegaard
I like to interpret 'Call me a River', as if I'm saying, 'Now you're telling me you love me after all that, and I'm telling… — Diana Krall
The only guarantee of the Bill of Rights which continues to have any force and effect is the one prohibiting quartering troops on citizens in… — H. L. Mencken
Art is life's dream interpretation. — Otto Rank
Without the interpretation of the universe by man to the glory of God the whole world would be meaningless — Cornelius Van Til
I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively… — Kiri Te Kanawa
If we do not take this road of dialogue and understanding then I fear for the next generation. There are enough people preaching hatred, which… — Akbar S. Ahmed
Our amended Constitution is the lodestar for our aspirations. Like every text worth reading, it is not crystalline. The phrasing is broad and the limitations… — William J. Brennan
There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than it… — Aga Khan IV
Only you know your circumstances, your energy level, the needs of your children, and the emotional demands of your other obligations. Be wise during intensive… — Chieko N. Okazaki
When each one of us become an active and living book of lessons for those who see our examples, the boundaries of religious interpretation will… — Chico Xavier
Never trust the translation or interpretation of something without first trusting its interpreter. One word absent from a sentence can drastically change the true intended… — Suzy Kassem
The belief may be too often mistaken, but the illusion of coming into direct contact with the past is intoxicating and persuasive, and can result… — Charles Rosen
I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and… — Debi Mazar
It is always possible to argue against an interpretation, to confront interpretations, to arbitrate between them and to seek for an agreement, even if this… — Paul Ricoeur
I believe you shouldn't force the audience's interpretation of a character or a story. The more you explain things, the less intriguing and imaginable they… — Takeshi Kitano
To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply… — Ezra Jack Keats

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