Interpreted Quotes

178 quotes by 164 authors

The naturalists of yore esteemed the ocean to be a treasury of wonders, and sought therein for monstrosities and organisms contrary to the law of… — Edward Forbes
Wise men have interpreted dreams, and the gods have laughed. — H P Lovecraft
If most of what we see via the media is not live, it must be edited: sifted for value, interpreted and re-presented for our convenience.… — Rian Hughes
The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the filthiest in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and… — Criss Jami
Were art to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
I believe that fallen creatures perish, perish for ever, for only good can live, and good has not been theirs; but how durst men forge… — James Anthony Froude
People make songs so that somebody else will hear them and want to do them. I guess it's an indication that the songs aren't so… — Tom Waits
There is no better way of exercising the imagination than the study of law. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets… — Jean Giraudoux
To think Being itself explicitly requires disregarding Being to the extent that it is only grounded and interpreted in terms of beings and for beings… — Martin Heidegger
If you take myth and folklore, and these things that speak in symbols, they can be interpreted in so many ways that although the actual… — Diana Wynne Jones
I love the movies, and when I go to see a movie that's been made from one of my books, I know that it isn't… — Stephen King
The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew… — Jon Landau
Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently. — Geddy Lee
I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is… — Chuck Palahniuk
The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on… — Talcott Parsons
I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became… — Tom Petty
The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism. — Vladimir Putin
What Christ gives us is quite explicit if his own words are interpreted according to their Aramaic meaning. The expression 'This is my Body' means… — Karl Rahner
Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers? — Antonin Scalia
For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing.… — Wallace Shawn

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