Classification Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

“Classification, broadly defined, is the process of organizing knowledge into some systematic order. It has been considered the most fundamental activity of the human…

— Lois Mai Chan

Every way of classifying a thing is but a way of handling it for some particular purpose.

— William James

The ends of scientific classification are best answered, when the objects are formed into groups respecting which a greater number of general propositions can…

— John Stuart Mill

Classification is now a pejorative statement. You know, these classifiers look like "dumb fools." I'm a classifier. But I'd like to use a word…

— William Wilson Morgan

Taxonomy (the science of classification) is often undervalued as a glorified form of filing-with each species in its folder, like a stamp in its…

— Stephen Jay Gould

Definitions are temporary verbalizations of concepts, and concepts- particularly difficult concepts- are usually revised repeatedly as our knowledge and understanding grows.

— Ernst Mayr

“Classification may very well not be useless, but it is never analysis, no matter how baroquely detailed and comprehensive-seeming its categories. At best, it…

— China Miéville

Not being categorized is like keeping your mouth shut. Categorization is linguistic, people trying to understand each other. Words are misty, language is a…

— Kalan Sherrard

I'm not comfortable with categories, and I distrust most definitions. The word 'definition' is based on the word 'finite,' which would seem to indicate…

— Artie Shaw

I would never jeopardize classified information to be brought out to the public. This information is all open source. There is no reason to…

— Curt Weldon

I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way.

— Rick Moody

Odd that we think definitions are definitive.

— Larry Wall