Language Quote by Robert E. Coleman

“so each day brought a further descent into the depths of concrete existence and a further ascent toward the heights of abstraction.”

— Jean d'Ormesson

“That' the thing about theories. You can theorize all you want, but at the end of the day when you theories become reality, when…

— Jane Green

“ideas are not free-floating in consciousness but are grounded in the social world in the most concrete ways.”

— James Davison Hunter

“Abstraction can be a powerful tool, but it can also lead to heads buried in the sand. In”

— Peter Lucas

“People will deem certain new ideas impossible, until they become part of everyday life.”

— Roger Spitz

“Everyone had their own theory about everything, and they believed that their truth was the only one that mattered. They spent days, nights, weeks,…

— Paulo Coelho Veronika Decides to Die

“When all around take fundamental ideas for granted, these must be the truth. For most minds there is no comfort like it.”

— Jacques Barzun

“Theories were clean and convincing and comprehensible. Life was messy and full of nonsense.”

— Julian Barnes

“words, for our brains, reality equals relevance.”

— David DiSalvo

“We find . . . in everyday life, where dilemmas are sometimes solved by the most surprising new propositions; many artists, philosophers, and even…

— C.G. Jung

“Some minds are like concrete - all mixed up and permanently set.”

— Alfred E. Neuman