Notion Quotes

1394 Notion quotes by 1048 unique authors

I don't think it's a Western thing to really talk about intrinsic motivation and the drive for autonomy, mastery and purpose. You have to not… — Daniel H. Pink
The notion of dream interpretation far antedates the birth of psychoanalysis, and probably served an important function in most, if not all, historical societies. In… — Neel Burton
When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or a… — Bill Richardson
. . . we have overcome the notion that mathematical truths have an existence independent and apart from our own minds. It is even strange… — Edward Kasner
Disputing the commonsense notion that all events require the prior existence of some underlying matter or substance. There is no antecedent static cabinet. — Alfred North Whitehead
I thought I knew Texas pretty well, but I had no notion of its size until I campaigned it. — Ann Richards
I don't want the horse to get trained, because training the horse is absolutely finite. But if you get the horse to where he operates… — Buck Brannaman
The Left has never been comfortable with the notion that values are more determinitive than socioeconomic factors in human behavior — Dennis Prager
So perhaps the correct conclusion is that Green was less attuned to how people sound when they speak - the actual words and expressions they… — Francine Prose
All social inequalities which have ceased to be considered expedient, assume the character not of simple inexpediency, but of injustice, and appear so tyrannical, that… — John Stuart Mill
The number of poor, and poorly prepared, students who succeed in college and beyond undercuts the simplistic notion that economic or educational disadvantage is an… — Roland Merullo
Many things, for aught I know, may exist, whereof neither I nor any other man hath or can have any idea or notion whatsoever. — George Berkeley
There are always some people who are ready to embrace a doctrine, a notion, a dogma, and they miss the real teaching. — Nhat Hanh
Let no man deceive you with vain words or vain hopes or false notions of a slight and sudden repentance. As if heaven were a… — John Tillotson
The notion of religious liberty is that you cannot be forced to participate in a religious ceremony that's not of your choosing simply because you're… — Ira Glasser
The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/ himself is a… — Tara Brach
I've come to embrace the notion that I haven't done enough in my life. I've come to confirm that one's title, even a title like… — Barack Obama
We need Goddess consciousness to reveal earth's holiness. Divine feminine imagery opens up the notion that the earth is the body of the Divine, and… — Sue Monk Kidd
Take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. — Marcus Aurelius
Our world and our lives have become increasingly interdependent, so when our neighbour is harmed, it affects us too. Therefore we have to abandon outdated… — Dalai Lama
If men want to oppose war, it is statism that they must oppose. So long as they hold the tribal notion that the individual is… — Ayn Rand
When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything.… — Pope Francis
Animal cruelty is one of the most unfortunate and barbaric demonstrations of human beings manipulating ill conceived notions of ‘power’ over other species. — Ian Somerhalder
I imagine a school system that recognizes learning is natural, that a love of learning is normal, and that real learning is passionate learning. A… — Tom Peters
Near the foot of the mountain we visited a yogi who dwelled in a hollow tunneled beneath a boulder. He pondered our notion of climbing… — Greg Child

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