Reference Quotes

431 quotes by 384 authors

The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any… — Jane Austen
in reference to Persepolis and all palaces, cities and temples of the past: could these wonders have come into being without that suffering? without the… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry...although of course, if I were a Death Eater, I would have been sure to research my own jam… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. The core of faith rests upon… — Pope Benedict XVI
True freedom is not advanced in the permissive society, which confuses freedom with license to do anything whatever and which in the name of freedom… — Pope John Paul II
God bless the Reference Librarians — James Lee Burke
If our children are unable to voice what they mean, no one will know how they feel. If they canâ€™t imagine a different world, they… — Rita Dove
In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good… — Karen Joy Fowler
I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all… — Jane Austen
It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference. Occasionally, of course,… — Arthur C. Clarke
Sometimes the briefest moments capture us, force us to take them in, and demand that we live the rest of our lives in reference to… — Lucy Grealy
The roses under my window make no reference to former roses or better ones; they are what they are; they exist with God today. There… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back. That's part of what it means to be alive. But inside our heads - at… — Haruki Murakami
Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it… — Charlotte Gray
Indeed, when I came to Italy, I expected to encounter a certain amount of resentment, but have received instead empathy from most Italians. In any… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Imagine a poem written with such enormous three-dimensional words that we had to invent a smaller word to reference each of the big ones; that… — N.D. Wilson
Câ€™est moi, câ€™est moi,â€™tis I,' I told him. It seemed appropriately melodramatic, though I didnâ€™t know if heâ€™d catch the reference. I shouldnâ€™t have worried.… — Patricia Briggs
The Population Reference Bureau predicts that the world's total population will double to 7,000,000,000 before the year 2000. I suppose they will all want dignity,… — Kurt Vonnegut

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