Representations Quotes

62 quotes by 55 authors

Internal mental experience is not the product of a photographic process. Internal reality is in fact constructed by the brain as it interacts with the… — Daniel J. Siegel
All representations of a thing are inherently abstract. — John Green
But it is a pipe." "No, it's not," I said. It's a drawing of a pipe. Get it? All representations of a thing are inherently… — John Green
Humans invent an imaginary lover and put that mask over the face of the body in their bed. That is the tragedy of language my… — Orson Scott Card
Well, I do not mind telling you I have been at work upon this geometry of Four Dimensions for some time. Some of my results… — H.G. Wells
What we call knowledge does not and cannot have the purpose of producing representations of an independent reality, but instead has an adaptive function. — Ernst von Glasersfeld
My art has always been in response to visions. Rather than confine my subject to representations of the outer worlds, I include portrayals of the… — Alex Grey
Religious phenomena are naturally arranged in two fundamental categories: beliefs and rites. The first are states of opinion, and consist in representations; the second are… — Emile Durkheim
Religious representations are collective representations which express collective realities. — Emile Durkheim
From the physical point of view, a man is nothing more than a system of cells, or from the mental point of view, than a… — Emile Durkheim
Movies can provide tear-inducing or comically-entertaining representations of love, but many agree that its deeper conflicting complexities often seem unfathomable. — Aberjhani
I cannot understand why any young man - or young woman, for that matter - would wish to undergo the painful process of disfiguring the… — Gordon B. Hinckley
There are so few representations of women that look remotely real in scripted television. — Brooke Elliott
But on the other hand, while disclaiming any change in my opinions, I desire equally to disclaim the representations of those opinions which have been… — Joseph Barber Lightfoot
The duty of criticism is neither to depreciate nor dignify by partial representations, but to hold out the light of reason, whatever it may discover;… — Samuel Johnson
Dreams are representations of unfulfilled wishes and repressed feeling. — Sigmund Freud
I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn't like we all… — Sanaa Lathan
Heavy pillars, carved from the rock, bear the roof. Slowly, one's eyes become accustomed to the dim light; then they can make out marvelous representations… — Rudolf Otto
Us, we are but a step on the ladder of evolution, specimens that inherit, learn, create and develop their inner and outer steps, speculate and… — Mariana Fulger
I this day was spectator of the most magnificent Triumph that certainly ever floted on the Thames, considering the innumerable number of boates & Vessels,… — John Evelyn

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