Justifications Quotes

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In this acausal world, scientists are helpless. Their predictions become postdictions- Their equations become justifications, their logic, illogic. Scientists turn reckless and mutter like gamblers… — Alan Lightman
If we're all led to believe that poverty is just a matter of laziness or stupidity or whatever other justifications we can come up with,… — Bob Torres
Illusions... are simple facts, but they have been created by the mind, by the spirit, and they are one of the justifications of the new… — Georges Braque
Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications. — Alan Rickman
If I have exhausted the justifications, I have reached bedrock and my spade is turned. Then I am inclined to say: 'This is simply what… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
With fear come the lies and the justifications that, no matter how convincing, lower our self-esteem. — Azar Nafisi
Some of our children are our justifications and some are but our regrets — Khalil Gibran
Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose, keep in touch (or don't), care about birthdays, waste and lose time, brush their teeth,… — Jonathan Safran Foer
The justifications of men who kill should always be heard with skepticism, said the monster. — Patrick Ness
Although one of the key justifications for the Vietnam war was to prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. defeat was to produce nothing of… — Martin Jacques
The legitimacy of coercive acts in a democracy arises from the process by which they are justified and by the degree to which we regard… — Michael Ignatieff
Human beings have used their incredible abilities to develop a staggering array of limiting beliefs, justifications and excuses for every occasion. What a waste! — Robert White
More fear than courage will always make you go back to old habits even if its not wise. Fear of taking chances into new opportunities… — Trevor Maxwell
No matter how much you try to prove yourself right there are no justifications when it comes to dating a married person. — Mazher

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