Partial Quotes

214 quotes by 194 authors

Every reading is partial, but that does not absolve us from the quest for meaning, which defines us as a species. — Camille Paglia
We've moved from wisdom to knowledge, and now we're moving from knowledge to information, and that information is so partial â€“ that we're creating incomplete… — Vandana Shiva
Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has… — Unknown Author
God utters me like a word containing a partial thought of him. A word will never be able to comprehend the voice that utters it.… — Thomas Merton
What do we mean by the defeat of the enemy? Simply the destruction of his forces, whether by death, injury, or any other means-either completely… — Carl von Clausewitz
On my tombstone, I really hope that someday they will write: He was true but partial... — Ken Wilber
Ban partial-birth abortion except to save mother's life. — Jerry Weller
The whole point of science is that most of it is uncertain. That's why science is exciting--because we don't know. Science is all about things… — Freeman Dyson
I am partial to ladies if they are nice. I suppose it is my nature. I am not quite a gentleman but you would hardly… — Daisy Ashford
Thus we can get the correct answer for the probability of partial reflection by imagining (falsely) that all reflection comes from only the front and… — Richard P. Feynman
"Do you know," the Devil confided, "not even the best mathematicians on other planets - all far ahead of yours - have solved it? Why,… — Arthur Porges
He is not a true man of science who does not bring some sympathy to his studies, and expect to learn something by behavior as… — Henry David Thoreau
Genius is intensity of life; an overflowing vitality which floods and fertilizes a continent or a hemisphere of being; which makes a nature many-sided and… — Hamilton Wright Mabie
Now with the allocation and the understanding of the lack of understanding, we enter into a new era of science in which we feel nothing… — Reggie Watts
A short term view will lead to a partial and perhaps twisted view of the whole picture. A crucial element may be missing. We may… — Max De Pree
Yesterday's partial obedience creates staggering consequences in today's experiences. — Priscilla Shirer
Ultimately, love is only possible for humans insofar as they can achieve some comprehension of their place and their duties and their values and their… — Kenny Smith
Things in which we do not take joy are either a burden upon our minds to be got rid of at any cost; or they… — Rabindranath Tagore
The oppressed should rebel, and they will continue to rebel and raise disturbance until their civil rights are fully restored to them and all partial… — Thomas Jefferson
I often surprise myself. You can't plan some shots that go in, not unless you're on marijuana, and the only grass I'm partial to is… — Rod Laver

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