Vis Quotes

26 quotes by 24 authors

It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish the distance which the viewer, the consumer, the audience maintain… — Hans-Georg Gadamer
The most convincing proof of the conversion of heat into living force [vis viva] has been derived from my experiments with the electro-magnetic engine, a… — James Prescott Joule
The Church has a special duty to safeguard and strengthen the sacredness of the Eucharist. In our pluralistic and often deliberately secularized society, the living… — Pope John Paul II
As to Don Juan, confess that it is the sublime of that there sort of writing; it may be bawdy, but is it not good… — Lord Byron
My point of view, while extremely cogent, is unpopular. . . . That the repressive nature of the legalities vis-a-vis drugs are destroying the legal… — Jack Nicholson
It was both odd and unjust, a real example of pitiful arbitrariness of existance, that you were born into a particular time & held prisoner… — Daniel Kehlmann
Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying. In return, he owes it to his fellow men… — Karl Popper
Goddammit. Yeah, I have. First, there's a huge difference between being arrested and being guilty. Second, see, the law changes and I don't. How I… — Hunter S. Thompson
The anarchist, as the born foe of authority, will be destroyed by it after damaging it more or less. The anarch, on the other hand,… — Ernst Junger
The correct attitude of the security analyst toward the stock market might well be that of a man toward his wife. He shouldn't pay too… — Benjamin Graham
The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent. — Juan Goytisolo
We are more successfully healed by the vis medicatrix naturae (healing power of nature) than by the most ingenious medical application. — Richard M. Weaver
I believe that the only excuse we have for being musicians and for making music in any fashion, is to make it differently, to perform… — Glenn Gould
The mechanisms of vis medicatrix naturÃ¦â€”the most healing power of natureâ€”are so effective that most diseases are self-terminating. — Rene Dubos
What I was utterly convinced of, and still am, is the idea that the only responsibility the free intellectual has is vis-a-vis himself. He is… — Tawfiq al-Hakim
I have a lady, she's a great lady. I love her a lot, she loves me. We're on the same page. Whenever that day happens… — Jon Hamm
We want to see Israel withdraw from our territory. But we don't want to be accountable vis-a-vis Israel on the security basis, because we don't… — Rafik Hariri
There is a progression of understanding vis-a-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance -- physical, emotional, intellectual and every other way.… — Hunter S. Thompson
Definition of inertia: 'The vis insita, or innate force of matter, is a power of resisting by which every body, as much as in it… — Isaac Newton
I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments. — Henry Paulson

Who Wrote These Vis Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 26 Vis Quotes as follows: