Layman Quotes
- We are often taught to look for the beauty in all things, so in finding it, the layman asks the philosopher while the philosopher asks… — Criss Jami
- An odd contradiction, if the layman were correct in his unconscious assumption that an artist begins with reality and ends with art: the converse is… — Robert Motherwell
- I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me to… — Haniel Long
- The best book on programming for the layman is 'Alice in Wonderland'; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman. — Alan Perlis
- More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a… — Simone Weil
- The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror, then bringing him back to safety… — Kurt Vonnegut
- The search for a "suitable" church makes the man a critic where God wants him to be a pupil. What he wants from the layman… — C.S. Lewis
- There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism. — Noam Chomsky
- His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few Londoners… — Peter Ackroyd