Reference Quotes

431 quotes by 384 authors

Post-Modern space is historically specific, rooted in conventions, unlimited or ambiguous in zoning and irrational or transformational in its relation of parts to wholeâ€¦â€¦. â€¦skew… — Charles Jencks
The effect of our knowledge rather ought to be, first, to teach us reverence and fear; and, secondly, to induce us, under its guidance and… — John Calvin
As thou thyself art a component part of a social system, so let every act of thine be a component part of social life. Whatever… — Marcus Aurelius
When you see reference to a new paradigm you should always, under all circumstances, take cover. Because ever since the great tulipmania in 1637, speculation… — John Kenneth Galbraith
I've seen too much sacrifice to believe that God is behind all of it, and I've seen sacrifice that has no indicia of the hand… — Neil Abramson
Gold is now money with reference to all other commodities only because it was previously, with reference to them, a simple commodity. — Karl Marx
For it is a plain fact that, most certainly in the West, the writings, works of art, musical compositions which are of central reference, comport… — George Steiner
My songs are cinematic so they seem to reference a glamorous era or fetishize certain lifestyles, but that's not my aim. — Lana Del Rey
And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a - not a rigid - but there definitely has to… — Robert Fripp
Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought. — Erich Fromm
Ultimately Warhol's private moral reference was to the supreme kitsch of the Catholic church. — Allen Ginsberg
Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get. And for the… — Matt Groening
After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space… — Arthur Erickson
When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in modern spelling and… — James Fenton
I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I'm still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird. — Colin Firth
It would be refreshing to have a politician try to defend guns without any reference to the Second Amendment, but on the merits of guns. — Jonathan Safran Foer
While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future. — Herbie Hancock
With the Tonys it's a little tricky because a lot of the funnier jokes are more insider, so people watching at home may not get… — Neil Patrick Harris
I don't think it's cool for people to say, 'You shouldn't reference God because I don't believe that, and I don't want to hear it.'… — Steve Harvey
People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament. — A. P. Herbert

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