Validity Quotes

152 quotes by 140 authors

The problem for those who assert biblical authority in support of traditional definitions of marriage is that one could, with equal validity, assert that the… — Jon Meacham
I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change; and that passe abstractions like beauty,… — Camille Paglia
I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent. — Evan Williams
It is naively assumed that the fact that the majority of people share certain ideas and feelings proves the validity of these ideas and feelings.… — Erich Fromm
No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated.… — Richard P. Feynman
The individual cannot think and communicate his thought, the governor and legislator cannot act effectively or frame his laws without words, and the solidity and… — Ezra Pound
I think that all artists, regardless of degree of talent, are a painful, paradoxical combination of certainty and uncertainty, of arrogance and humility, constantly in… — Madeleine L'Engle
It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs. — Albert Einstein
People know, or dimly feel, that if thinking is not kept pure and keen, and if respect for the world of mind is no longer… — Hermann Hesse
In this book it is spoken of the Sephiroth and the Paths; of Spirits and Conjurations; of Gods, Spheres, Planes, and many other things which… — Aleister Crowley
I would like to be judged on the validity of my arguments, not as a victim. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The Three Theorems of Psychohistorical Quantitivity: The population under scrutiny is oblivious to the existence of the science of Psychohistory. The time periods dealt with… — Isaac Asimov
I still believe in the resilience of the human heart and the essential validity of love;I still believe that connections between people can be made… — Stephen King
Now you see, Dr. Stadler, you're speaking as if this book were addressing to a thinking audience. If it were, one would have to be… — Ayn Rand
...logical validity is not a guarantee of truth. — David Foster Wallace
Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are… — Chetan Bhagat
Now all my tales are based on the fundemental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the… — H P Lovecraft
A philosopher is a lover of wisdom, not of knowledge, which for all its great uses ultimately suffers from the crippling effect of ephemerality. All… — Shashi Tharoor
Wide acceptance of an idea is not proof of its validity. — Dan Brown
Metaphysical speculation is independent of the physical validity of the Big Bang itself and is irrelevant to our understanding of it. — Lawrence M. Krauss

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