Ordering Quotes

111 quotes by 101 authors

Good design is a visual statement that maximizes the life goals of the people in a given culture (or, more realistically, the goals of a… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
It's no good telling somebody they're trying too hard. It's very much like ordering a child to go stand in a corner for a half… — John D. MacDonald
Tradition, in its essence, is something simultaneously meta-historical and dynamic: it is an overall ordering force in the service of principles that have the chrism… — Julius Evola
Societies in which most people depend for most of their goods and services on the personal whim, kindness, or skill of another are called underdeveloped,… — Ivan Illich
If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions… — S. N. Goenka
A Light of utmost splendor glows on the eyes of my soul. Therein have I seen the inexpressible ordering of all things, and recognized God's… — Mechthild of Magdeburg
CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of… — Ambrose Bierce
The series of integers is obviously an invention of the human mind, a self-created tool which simplifies the ordering of certain sensory experiences. — Albert Einstein
Let be the future: mind the present need and leave the rest to whom the rest concerns ... present tasks claim our care: the ordering… — Sophocles
We take for granted that we need to take showers, clean our house, and wash our clothes. Yet the mind and its thoughts need cleansing… — Anodea Judith
I've never been in charge of my stories, they've always been in charge of me. As each new one has called to me, ordering me… — Ray Bradbury
For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when he has within… — Marcus Aurelius
It is in justice that the ordering of society is centered. — Aristotle
The work of the inventor consists of conceptualizing, combining, and ordering what is possible according to the laws of nature. This inner working out which… — Friedrich Dessauer
Concepts which have proved useful for ordering things easily assume so great an authority over us, that we forget their terrestrial origin and accept them… — Albert Einstein
God is resplendently reflected in the souls of His chosen ones, and these pure souls, these images of God, like the transparent glass, shine forth… — John of Kronstadt
Architecture is my first love, if you want to talk about what moves me... the ordering of space, the visual pleasure, architecture's power to construct… — Barbara Kruger
A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn't telling or teaching or ordering. Rather he seeks… — John Steinbeck
In the infinite wisdom of the Lord of all the earth, each event falls with exact precision into its proper place in the unfolding of… — B. B. Warfield
Art matters. It is not simply a leisure activity for the privileged or a hobby for the eccentric. It is a practical good for the… — Michael Gungor

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