Specialized Quotes

113 quotes by 99 authors

A womanâ€™s beauty lies, not in any exaggeration of the specialized zones, nor in any general harmony that could be worked out by means of… — John Updike
What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or… — Michel Foucault
The brain is more than an assemblage of autonomous modules, each crucial for a specific mental function. Every one of these functionally specialized areas must… — Oliver Sacks
An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed… — Napoleon Hill
Our hospital was famous and housed many great poets and singers. Did the hospital specialize in poets and singers or was it that poets and… — Susanna Kaysen
How can you stand touching her?â€ my sister blurted, staring at our clasped hands. â€œDoesnâ€™t that hurt?â€ I seized on the change of topic. â€œThese… — Jeaniene Frost
He specialized in the murder of dreams, Hazel Grace... — John Green
Social reality is so complicated that, once you join one team or the other, you become specialized in detecting certain patterns, but you become blind… — Jonathan Haidt
Food trucks give creative entrepreneurs the ability to cook with freedom and make what they love, meaning that they can create highly specialized meals without… — Homaro Cantu
Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age… — George Steiner
If scientists could communicate more in their own voices - in a familiar tone, with a less specialized vocabulary - would a wide range of… — Alan Alda
Specialized management courses are useful but should come well after the complexity of management and business are understood. — Warren G. Bennis
I use mainly products by Dermalogica. They have specialized formulas to target specific skin needs, which I like. It works well for my sensitive skin. — Joanne Froggatt
Ships are obliged to take on harbor or river pilots - who provide specialized local navigation - when they approach a port, but in the… — Rose George
When I got out of undergrad, I had a degree in theater and telecommunications. My first job, I was a news reporter for the local… — Suzanne Collins
Nerve cells communicate with one another at specialized points called synapses. And these synapses are plastic - they can be modified by learning. — Eric Kandel
By including children with different learning abilities in mainstream and specialized schools, we can change attitudes and promote respect. By creating suitable jobs for adults… — Ban Ki-moon
Some scholars argue that although the brain might contain neural subsystems, or modules, specialized for tasks like recognizing faces and understanding language, it also contains… — Paul Bloom
Instead of books, art, theatre, and music being consigned to specialized niches, we might have a criticism that better reflects the eclecticism of our time,… — Lee Siegel
People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound… — Barry Ritholtz

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