Representation Quotes

293 quotes by 258 authors

Though both erotica and pornography refer to verbal or pictorial representations of sexual behavior, they are as different as a room with doors open and… — Gloria Steinem
As the print of the seal on the wax is the express image of the seal itself, so Christ is the express image - the… — Ambrose
It was necessary that the Devil should have a representation upon the earth as well as God. — Warren Jeffs
Many agricultural counties are far more important in the life of the State than their population bears to the entire population of the State. It… — Earl Warren
Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the representation of real and existing things. — Gustave Courbet
I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so. — Kevin Powers
It seems to me a worthy goal: try to create a representation of consciousness that's durable and truthful, i.e., that accounts, somewhat, for all the… — George Saunders
All of the systems that present different worlds, planes of being and energy centers ultimately fail if you try to make them all-inclusive. They are… — Frederick Lenz
In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community's armed might as well as its pride of place… — John Thorn
I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we're all trying to aim at basically the… — Chris Ware
The American people want a balanced budget. They want Congress to stop this barbaric practice of perpetual deficit spending. It really, if you think about… — Mike Lee
Movies aren't just supposed to be a representation of reality. They're supposed to be an art. — James Mangold
But it is necessary to insist more strongly than usual that what I am putting before you is a model-the Bohr model atom-because later I… — Arthur Eddington
America loves the representation of its heroes to be not just larger than life, but stupendously, awesomely bigger than anything else. If blue whales built… — Simon Hoggart
Our imagination and reasoning powers facilitate anxiety; the anxious feeling is precipitated not by an absolute impending threat-such as the worry about an examination, a… — Willard Gaylin
Facts of experience are valued in Zen more than representations, symbols, and concepts-that is to say, substance is everything in Zen and form nothing. — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling… — Geena Davis
There is one solution to all of our problems: Teaching our kids clarity of thought and political representation in democracy. That's it. — Richard Dreyfuss
In legal practice, in the representation of clients, I have always felt deeply engaged, serene, and not all inclined to stand aside. I have always… — Louis Begley
Considerable obstacles generally present themselves to the beginner, in studying the elements of Solid Geometry, from the practice which has hitherto uniformly prevailed in this… — Augustus De Morgan

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