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Interpreted Quotes

Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that’s because things fall out on the way Picture Quote #1

If a symbol should be discovered in a painting of mine, it was not my intention. It is a result I did not seek. It is something that may be found afterwards, and which can be interpreted according to taste Picture Quote #1

The theory has to be interpreted that extra dimensions beyond the ordinary four dimensions the three spatial dimensions plus time are sufficiently small that they haven’t been observed yet Picture Quote #1

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn’t complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it’s still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence Picture Quote #1

Testimony demands to be interpreted because of the dialectic of meaning and event that traverses it Picture Quote #1

A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can be interpreted in two quite different meanings Picture Quote #1

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Men always look differently at women, even if it’s not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such Picture Quote #1

The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality Picture Quote #1

It’s better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you’ll be too afraid to let things keep happening Picture Quote #1

In seminary he had been taught that God had completely stopped any overt communication with moderns, preferring to have them only listen to and follow sacred Scripture, properly interpreted, of course. God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellects. It seemed that direct communication with God was something exclusively for the ancients and uncivilized, while educated Westerner's access to God was mediated and controlled by the intelligentsia. Nobody wanted God in a box, just in a book Picture Quote #1

We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the imagination. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth Picture Quote #1

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper - a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable Picture Quote #1

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Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it Picture Quote #1

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it Picture Quote #1

What really separates people who are habitually upbeat and optimistic from those who are consistently miserable is how the circumstances of life are interpreted and processed Picture Quote #1

Sincere apologies make deposits; repeated apologies interpreted as insincere make withdrawals. And the quality of the relationship reflects it Picture Quote #1

My mirror image always had to be interpreted. And for that I sought my reflection in someone else’s eyes Picture Quote #1

These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation Picture Quote #1

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Never looking anyone in the eye when you’re traveling on public transport, in case it’s interpreted as a sign that you’re trying to get off with them Picture Quote #1

For me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect Picture Quote #1

Cruelty is, in theory, a perfectly adequate ground for divorce, but it may be interpreted so as to become absurd Picture Quote #1

He was a man who wrote, who interpreted the world. Wisdom grew out of being handed just the smallest sliver of emotion. A glance could lead to paragraphs of theory Picture Quote #1

Beauty... cannot be interpreted. It is not an empirically verifiable fact; it is not a quantity Picture Quote #1

I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality Picture Quote #1

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I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder Picture Quote #1

So often we are too lazy or too distracted to see with care. Images come into our retinas, and our minds have already interpreted them. We do not see without our biases, our habits of life and thought Picture Quote #1

To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why I am so hostile to organized religion Picture Quote #1

I said peace is sometimes narrowly interpreted; it’s the absence of conflict between nations or something. But peace is more inherent, more basic to human life, human beings, what we feel about each other, what we feel about life around us and what we see in our future Picture Quote #1

I would like to be interpreted as a liberal libertarian, like leave everybody alone and let them do their own thing Picture Quote #1

A good documentary or educational film is not raw experience. The material has passed the mill of reason, it has been sifted and interpreted Picture Quote #1

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Not everything in life can be interpreted metaphorically; that’s because things fall out on the way (Interpreted Quotes) If a symbol should be discovered in a painting of mine, it was not my intention. It is a result I did not seek. It is something that may be found afterwards, and which can be interpreted according to taste (Interpreted Quotes) The theory has to be interpreted that extra dimensions beyond the ordinary four dimensions the three spatial dimensions plus time are sufficiently small that they haven’t been observed yet (Interpreted Quotes) For me, a play is a form of writing which isn’t complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it’s still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence (Interpreted Quotes) Testimony demands to be interpreted because of the dialectic of meaning and event that traverses it (Interpreted Quotes) A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can be interpreted in two quite different meanings (Interpreted Quotes) Men always look differently at women, even if it’s not your intention it is wrongly interpreted as such (Interpreted Quotes) The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality (Interpreted Quotes) It’s better not to know so much about what things mean or how they might be interpreted or you’ll be too afraid to let things keep happening (Interpreted Quotes) In seminary he had been taught that God had completely stopped any overt communication with moderns, preferring to have them only listen to and follow sacred Scripture, properly interpreted, of course. God's voice had been reduced to paper, and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellects. It seemed that direct communication with God was something exclusively for the ancients and uncivilized, while educated Westerner's access to God was mediated and controlled by the intelligentsia. Nobody wanted God in a box, just in a book (Interpreted Quotes) We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the imagination. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth (Interpreted Quotes) A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper - a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable (Interpreted Quotes) Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it (Interpreted Quotes) The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it (Interpreted Quotes) What really separates people who are habitually upbeat and optimistic from those who are consistently miserable is how the circumstances of life are interpreted and processed (Interpreted Quotes) Sincere apologies make deposits; repeated apologies interpreted as insincere make withdrawals. And the quality of the relationship reflects it (Interpreted Quotes) My mirror image always had to be interpreted. And for that I sought my reflection in someone else’s eyes (Interpreted Quotes) These auspicious aspects, which the astrologers subsequently interpreted for me, may have been the causes of my preservation (Interpreted Quotes) Never looking anyone in the eye when you’re traveling on public transport, in case it’s interpreted as a sign that you’re trying to get off with them (Interpreted Quotes) For me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore, they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect (Interpreted Quotes) Cruelty is, in theory, a perfectly adequate ground for divorce, but it may be interpreted so as to become absurd (Interpreted Quotes) He was a man who wrote, who interpreted the world. Wisdom grew out of being handed just the smallest sliver of emotion. A glance could lead to paragraphs of theory (Interpreted Quotes) Beauty... cannot be interpreted. It is not an empirically verifiable fact; it is not a quantity (Interpreted Quotes) I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality (Interpreted Quotes) I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder (Interpreted Quotes) So often we are too lazy or too distracted to see with care. Images come into our retinas, and our minds have already interpreted them. We do not see without our biases, our habits of life and thought (Interpreted Quotes) To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why I am so hostile to organized religion (Interpreted Quotes) I said peace is sometimes narrowly interpreted; it’s the absence of conflict between nations or something. But peace is more inherent, more basic to human life, human beings, what we feel about each other, what we feel about life around us and what we see in our future (Interpreted Quotes) I would like to be interpreted as a liberal libertarian, like leave everybody alone and let them do their own thing (Interpreted Quotes) A good documentary or educational film is not raw experience. The material has passed the mill of reason, it has been sifted and interpreted (Interpreted Quotes)

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