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Truth and falsity, indeed understanding, is not necessarily something purely intellectual, remote from feelings and attitudes. ... It is in the total conduct of men… — Max Wertheimer
The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot be deduced from… — Max Wertheimer
At the sight of a single bone, of a single piece of bone, I recognize and reconstruct the portion of the whole from which it… — Georges Cuvier
In that memorable year, 1822: Oersted, a Danish physicist, held in his hands a piece of copper wire, joined by its extremities to the two… — Louis Pasteur
"Pieces" almost always appear 'as parts' in whole processes. ... To sever a "'part" from the organized whole in which it occurs-whether it itself be… — Max Wertheimer
Reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician's finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than any chess play:… — G. H. Hardy
There are many ways to calm a negative energy without suppressing or fighting it. You recognize it, you smile to it, and you invite something… — Nhat Hanh
The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow [sic] which can be done… — Abraham Lincoln
Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality. — Alexander McQueen
[Creationists have] lost in the courts of law; they've long ago lost in the halls of science; and they continue to lose with every new… — Richard Dawkins
During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method… — Richard P. Feynman
Cast your whole vote, not a piece of paper merely, but your whole influence. A minority is powerless when it conforms to a majority; but… — Henry David Thoreau
I wear everything from hip-hop baggy pants to beautiful Armani dresses. I also like to mix vintage clothing with designer pieces. — Julia Stiles
In real meditation you forget the body. You may be cut to pieces and not feel it at all. You feel such pleasure in it.… — Swami Vivekananda
Om is the pointed piece and Dhyâna (meditation) is the friction. — Swami Vivekananda
To see the butcher slap the steak before he laid it on the block, and give his knife a sharpening, was to forget breakfast instantly.… — Charles Dickens
You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick… — Ella Baker
We see the world piece by piece, as the sun, the moon, the animal, the tree; but the whole, of which these are shining parts,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it… — Richard Dawkins
An intelligent man, a man who has a little meditative consciousness, can make his life a beautiful piece of art, can make it so full… — Rajneesh
Whether you create, or you observe an objective piece of creativity, meditation should be the key. Without it, mind can only spread on the canvas… — Rajneesh
Fear can sometimes be a useful emotion. For instance, let's say you're an astronaut on the moon and you fear that your partner has been… — Jack Handey
When you lose someone, you don't lose them all at once. You lose them in pieces over time. — Simon Birch
And having suffered for part of the war when I was a child. I was too young to really understand what was going on but… — Gerald Scarfe
I am reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes. ...He said it is better to buy one good pair of… — Cary Grant

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