Notion Quotes

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"The most powerful single idea in mathematics is the notion of a variable." — Unknown Author
Analytic It is clear that the definition of "logic" or "mathematics" must be sought by trying to give a new definition of the old notion… — Bertrand Russell
A lifelong intimacy with animals has got me out of the common notion that they are automata with a slight infusion of intelligence in their… — William Henry Hudson
Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply… — Joyce Maynard
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage licence. Indeed, the evidence shows… — Unknown Author
Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their children who have… — Susan Orlean
I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good… — Rachel Griffiths
Part of understanding the notion of Justice is to recognize the disproportions among which we live...it takes an awful lot of living with the powerless… — John O'Donohue
I am appalled by the notion of cultural wars. — Jim Leach
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto gives us for the first time the hideous notion that there can be music that stinks to the ear. — Eduard Hanslick
So where does the name Adam's apple come from? Most people say that it is from the notion that this bump was caused by the… — Mark Leyner
As a necessary prerequisite to the creation of new forms of expression one might, I suppose, argue that current sensibilities respond uniquely to the notion… — Brian Ferneyhough
Many people believe that the current system must inevitably end in total annihilation. They reject, sometimes very emotionally, any attempts to analyze this notion. — Herman Kahn
Until you divest yourself of the notion that you are a collection of needs, an empty vessel that someone else must fill up, there will… — Merle Shain
You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the… — Joel Silver
The notion of travelling to far places in order to study alien peoples and cultures, is unique to Western man; it springs from the predatory… — George Steiner
Our reality is influenced by our notions about reality, regardless of the nature of those notions — Joseph Chilton Pearce
I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even though… — Saul Leiter
My work is getting stronger & stronger and more intense all the time.... I have such a rush of new energy & notions coming into… — Marsden Hartley
I think the notion of retirement is just a dreadful, dreadful idea and I hope I never have to do that. — Michael Moritz
I don't know what women are attracted to. I can't tell, but certainly I have no notion of having sex appeal or being seductive in… — Omar Sharif
What is supposed to be the very essence of Judaism - which is the notion that it is by study that you make yourself a… — Harold Bloom
To what a bad choice is many a worthy woman betrayed, by that false and inconsiderate notion, That a reformed rake makes the best husband! — Samuel Richardson
In all determinations of morality, this circumstance of public utility is ever principally in view; and wherever disputes arise, either in philosophy or common life,… — David Hume
We must cease to think of the church as a gathering of institutions and organizations, and we must get back to the notion that we… — David Lloyd-Jones

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