City Quote by Tom McDonough

“Abstraction is the elimination of the irrelevant and the amplification of the essential.”

— Robert C. Martin

“I think, very plausibly, that the core principle and requirement of a fulfilled human being is the ability to inquire and create constructively, independently,…

— Noam Chomsky

“Formalism, in opting for the functional mode making possible precise quantitative determinations within a closed system of variables, forgoes the possibility of making meaningful…

— Ludwig Lachmann

And, moreover, it is art in its most general and comprehensive form that is here discussed, for the dialogue embraces everything connected with it,…

— Friedrich Schleiermacher

“Ask yourself, “When do I need to see what, in what form, to get it off my mind?” You build a system for function,…

— David Allen

This organization of functional discourse is of vital importance; it serves as a vehicle of coordination and subordination. The unified, functional language is an…

— Herbert Marcuse

“Practicing dialogue helps you to cultivate a realness that allows you to face reality on its own terms, not just the terms you’d like…

— Oli Anderson

“With this approach, every message should have one central idea, application, insight, or principle that serves as the glue to hold the other parts…

— Andy Stanley

“But why must everything always have a practical application?”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Abstraction is an exercise in a pre-assured failure. It is a futile attempt to communicate the non-communicable

— Derek R. Audette

“Abstraction is the condition of the science of metaphysics, but in no way is its content.”

— Fulton J. Sheen

“Everything practical and applicable is impractictal and inapplicable to the inactive participant.”

— Wayne Chirisa