Suspension Quotes

79 quotes by 73 authors

Somewhere between the ages of eleven and fifteen, the average child begins to suffer from an atrophy, the paralysis of curiosity and the suspension of… — Thomas A. Edison
Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience. — Rita Mae Brown
Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? Examine the history of England. See how few of the cases of the suspension of the… — Thomas Jefferson
This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a plot.… — E. M. Forster
The Patriot Act followed 9-11 as smoothly as the suspension of the Weimar constitution after the Reichstag Fire Decree. — Sr?a Trifkovic
He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write poems;… — John Fowles
The more you can create that magic bubble, that suspension of disbelief, for a while, the better. — Edward Norton
Faith means the purposeful suspension of critical thinking. Itâ€™s nothing to be admired. — Bill Maher
Mogami cable is durable and flexible enough to practically build a suspension bridge with but I'll settle for using it for my guitars and amps! — Dave Mustaine
I have said that each aspect of the novel demands a different quality of the reader. Well, the prophetic aspect demands two qualities: humility and… — E. M. Forster
Ugly programs are like ugly suspension bridges: they're much more liable to collapse than pretty ones, because the way humans (especially engineer-humans) perceive beauty is… — Eric S. Raymond
The generation of atmosphere, the aura of the uncanny, is one of the most important secrets of magic. It contributes to the willing suspension of… — Doreen Valiente
Your silence exists as does my self gathering. But so does the almost absolute silence of the world's dawning. In such suspension, before every utterance… — Luce Irigaray
If the situation in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate, Britain will argue for Zimbabwe's suspension from the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in… — Jack Straw
I accept my punishment and will begin serving my suspension immediately. — Chris Davis
The idea that the Christian god is just, is directly contradicted by the idea that the Christian god is merciful. Perfect justice and any mercy… — Matt Dillahunty
People are so helpful. People will stop what they're doing to show you something, to walk with you through a section of the town, or… — David McCullough
Postmodernism represents a moment of suspension before the batteries are recharged for the new millennium, an acknowledgment that preceding the future is a strange and… — Lyman Abbott
I prefer to think of faith, as Coleridge says of poetry, not as the taking up of belief but as "the willing suspension of disbelief".… — Sharon Salzberg
I had dreams once. Once I wanted to build the world's longest suspension bridge. But then I found out someone else had already done it. — Jack Handey

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