Interpretations Quotes

121 quotes by 109 authors

Bill Maher is right to condemn religious practices that violate fundamental human rights. Religious communities must do more to counter extremist interpretations of their faith.… — Reza Aslan
It must be noted that it is often the colleague or direct disciple of a new thinker who gets stuck in literal interpretations of the… — Uta Hagen
I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations. — Oliver Stone
Africa is mystic; it is wild; it is a sweltering inferno; it is a photographer's paradise, a hunter's Valhalla, an escapist's Utopia. It is what… — Beryl Markham
While other faiths are also often oppressive, sharia law is especially oppressive. Its interpretations stipulate the execution of Muslims who commit adultery, renounce their faith… — Peter Tatchell
Let go of hundreds of years and relax completely. Open your hands and walk, innocent. Thousands of words, myriad interpretations, are only to free you… — Shitou Xiqian
All appeals to Scripture are appeals to interpretations of Scripture. The only real question is: whose interpretation? People with differing interpretations of Scripture cannot set… — Keith Mathison
Astrologers were greatly impressed, and misled, by what they believed to be confirming evidence-so much so that they were quite unimpressed by any unfavorable evidence.… — Karl Popper
I will not be a slave to my image, nor will I be a slave to anyone else's interpretations of me, — Janelle Monae
There is a fundamental flaw in interpretations of sharia that say a woman or man should be punished for sex outside of marriage — Asra Nomani
Years ago, I thought up the name Queen...It's just a name, but it's very regal obviously, and it sounds splendid...It's a strong name, very universal… — Freddie Mercury
Interpretations, criticisms, diagnoses, and judgments of others are actually alienated expressions of our unmet needs. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
When we express our needs indirectly through the use of evaluations, interpretations, and images, others are likely to hear criticism. When people hear anything that… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
A novel is a machine for generating interpretations. — Umberto Eco
It's very, very difficult I think for us to have a transparent debate about secret programs approved by a secret court issuing secret court orders… — Tom Udall
You can think too highly of your interpretations of Scripture, but you cannot think too highly of Scriptures interpretation of itself. You can exaggerate your… — Kevin DeYoung
Saints and mystics throughout history have adorned their realisations with different names and given them different faces and interpretations, but what they are all fundamentally… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Justice remains the tool of a few powerful interests; legal interpretations will continue to be made to suit the convenience of the oppressor powers. — Che Guevara
I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Black women. In other… — Patricia Hill Collins
Expression, to a great extent, is a matter of terms, and terms are anyone's. The meaning of 'God' may have a billion interpretations if there… — Charles Ives

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