"The catastrophist constructs theories, the uniformitarian demolishes them.…" — William Whewell

More Constructs Quotes

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• We construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread that we follow from one day to the next. People… — Paul Auster
• Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?… — Saint Augustine
• A drawing is an autobiographical record of one's discovery of an event - either seen, remembered or imagined. A 'finished'… — John Berger
• Character and emotionality don't always have to be relegated to quieter, more simple constructs. — Kathryn Bigelow
• I don't know whether I'm misanthropic. It seems to me I'm constantly disappointed. I'm very easily disappointed. Disappointed in the… — Bill Bryson
• I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come. — John Burns
• Consciousness conceives, governs, constructs, and becomes the activity of the body. — Deepak Chopra
• Do you believe you can know yourselves if you don't somehow con- struct yourselves? Or that I can know you… — Luigi Pirandello
• The raging monster upon the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability is but a fragile theoretical construct. To… — Pete Wilson
• Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price… — Epictetus
• Nature has but one plan of operation, invariably the same in the smallest things as well as in the largest,… — Marcello Malpighi
• Until the chance for political participation is there, we who are poor will continue to attack the soft part of… — Cesar Chavez

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