Specific Quotes

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Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. — Sidney Altman
The more specific you are, the more general it'll be. — Diane Arbus
To have a positive religion is not necessary. To be in harmony with yourself and the universe is what counts, and this is possible without… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We've come to a basic agreement, which is that first, people will be legalized. In other words, not citizens, but they'll be allowed to work,… — Charles Schumer
Society is not a mere sum of individuals. Rather, the system formed by their association represents a specific reality which has its own characteristics... The… — Emile Durkheim
Every runner has a specific motivation and inspiration for running a marathon. This year, all 36,000 of us will 'run together' to demonstrate the spirit… — Meb Keflezighi
On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak is the only prominent specific… — David Lack
On the whole, at least in the author's experience, the preparation of species-specific antiserum fractions and the differentiation of closely related species with precipitin sera… — Karl Landsteiner
The succession of individuals, connected by reproduction and belonging to a species, makes it possible for the specific form itself to last for ages. In… — Ernst Haeckel
No organization engaged in any specific field of work ever invents any important developers in that field, or adopts any important development in that field… — Reginald Fessenden
I love the atmosphere at the mall - everything about Christmas. I don't think anything specific gets me in the holiday spirit except for the… — Drake Bell
Your mind is an instrument, a tool. It is there to be used for a specific task, and when the task is completed, you lay… — Eckhart Tolle
What is offered to man's apprehension in any specific revelation of Christ is the living God himself. — Karl Barth
After reading the doctrines of Plato, Socrates or Aristotle, we feel the specific difference between their words and Christ's is the difference between an inquiry… — Joseph Parker
By striving so mightily to accomplish specific goals on behalf of one segment of humanity, she [Toni Morrison] went beyond them to create literary wonders… — Aberjhani
Success is a matter of understanding and religiously practicing specific, simple habits that always lead to success. — Robert Ringer
Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific… — Andy Grove
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible. — Charles Sumner
...as soon as we examine suicide from the standpoint of religion we immediately see it in its true light. We have been placed in this… — Immanuel Kant
There needs to be more variety on television so young girls growing up don't feel pressured to look one specific way. Tall, thin, curvy, short,… — Demi Lovato

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