Ostensibly Quotes

37 quotes by 35 authors

White folks have controlled New Orleans with money and guns, black folks have controlled it with magic and music, and although there has been a… — Tom Robbins
Churchmen are quick to defend religious freedom; lawyers were never so universally aroused as by President Roosevelt's Court bill; newspapers are most alert to civil… — Earl Warren
My view on global warming is that it's a gigantic financial scam to funnel money to these countries that think they ostensibly are going to… — Don Imus
The feeling of understanding is as private as the feeling of pain. The act of understanding is at the heart of all scientific activity; without… — Percy Williams Bridgman
There's a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody. There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be… — Al Yankovic
Religion provides the only story that is fundamentally consoling in the face of the worst possible experiences - the death of a parent, for instance.… — Sam Harris
For the people who ostensibly wish me well or are worried about my immortal soul, I say I take it kindly. — Christopher Hitchens
Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. — Christopher Lasch
What fascinates me about addiction and obsessive behavior is that people would choose an altered state of consciousness that's toxic and ostensibly destroys most aspects… — Unknown Author
Many museums are drawing audiences with art that is ostensibly more entertaining than stuff that just sits and invites contemplation. Interactivity, gizmos, eating, hanging out,… — Jerry Saltz
Ratings agencies are the glue that ostensibly holds the entire financial industry together. — Matt Taibbi
Questioning the ostensibly unquestionable premises of our way of life is arguably the most urgent of services we owe our fellow humans and ourselves. — Zygmunt Bauman
A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the… — Susan Sontag
Most of the brain's work is done while the brain's owner is ostensibly thinking about something else, so sometimes you have to deliberately find something… — Neal Stephenson
The Elephantine papyri - written as some of the books of the Bible are being written - is true social and legal documentation, and to… — Simon Schama
I love talking about the Kennedy assasination. The reason I do is because I'm fascinated by it. I'm fascinated that our government could lie to… — Bill Hicks
Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature; writers are born… — John Shirley

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