Reference Quotes

431 quotes by 384 authors

It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined. — Lee R. Raymond
A library is many things. It's a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It's a place to go if you want… — Elwyn Brooks White
When your mind is simply trapped by the image out there so that you never make the reference to yourself, you have misread the image. — Joseph Campbell
A book is judged, not by its reference to life, but by its reference to other books. — Stephen Fry
You don't know how to take off your suit of armor. You have no idea how to conduct yourself without the reference point of your… — Chogyam Trungpa
Serve others for they are reflections of the same Entity of which you are yourself another reflection. No one of you has any authenticity, except… — Sathya Sai Baba
I think, in my life and in my experience, teens have stress, and everybody's stress is unique, and everybody's frame of reference is different — Chris Klein
The characteristic virtue of Englishmen is power of sustained practical activity and their characteristic vice a reluctance to test the quality of that activity by… — R. H. Tawney
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose within its scope, but concealed from… — John Mason Good
The QSM Software Almanac is an invaluable resource. It establishes a norm for software projects, including best of class, worst of class and averages. In… — Tom DeMarco
One of the functions of art is to offer a more desirable reality - a model, as it were, of another style of existence with… — Peter Schmidt
Exploit a subject or a theme to its greatest potential by bringing all possible reference to bear - then put aside the reference and create… — Robert Genn
Your muse is amused and willed to further renewal during the process of mindless grabbing of reference material or errant imaginings. — Robert Genn
A simple equation for the production of successful art work is lots of reference material plus lots of art supplies equals lots of painting happiness. — Robert Genn
I've found from years of trial that the only way I can work is to make sketches in pencil from Nature, purely as reference material… — E. J. Hughes
She who has intentionally destroyed [the fetus] is subject to the penalty corresponding to a homicide. For us, there is no scrutinizing between the formed… — Saint Basil
Patriotism and loyalty in defense of the Constitution of the United States is constantly enjoined upon us. President McKay again this morning has made reference… — Harold B. Lee
The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it... Do not misunderstand me, but understand me fully… — Chief Joseph
When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man's limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far… — John Milton
There's something retro about the pop culture references in the paintings, so I'd imagine it's not as much a pop culture reference as a pop… — Joe Bradley

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