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Premise Quotes

The constitutional right of free expression... is designed and intended to remove governmental restraints from the arena of public discussion, putting the decision as to what views shall be voiced in the hands of each of us, in the hope that the use of such freedom will ultimately produce a more capable citizenry and more perfect polity and in the belief that no other approach would comport with the premise of individual dignity and choice upon which our political systems rests Picture Quote #1

To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply rather than to overstate. Whenever the reader participates with his own interpretation, I feel that the book is much more successful. I write with the premise that less is more. Writing is not difficult to me. I read into a tape recorder, constantly dropping a word here and there from my manuscript until I get a minimum amount of words to say exactly what I want to say. Each time I drop a word or two, it brings me a sense of victory! Picture Quote #1

Once you come up with a premise, you have to work out how it all happened. It’s a bit like coming up with a spectacular roof design first. Before you can get it up there, you need to build a solid foundation and supporting structure Picture Quote #1

You see, this would be a death by the imagination. And though the imagination feeds on phantoms, it needs a premise in reality to begin with. Then it can go on from there under its own power Picture Quote #1

I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can parachute in with checks for $5 million or $10 million, and that seems to be the definition of credible or legitimate. I’m rejecting that premise Picture Quote #1

Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it’s the most serious time of your life Picture Quote #1

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A basic is an introduction. A fundamental is a foundation. A fundamental is a premise, idea, or fact that an entire system arises from and is based on. A fundamental determines the shape of what arises from it, much as a foundation of a house dictates its layout. A basic is how you introduce people you are teaching to the system. It is a beginning concept, often simplified to assist learning. If a fundamental is the foundation, a basic is the front door to enter the system Picture Quote #1

General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgment or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise Picture Quote #1

That torture is wrong can never be the conclusion to any line of reasoning because it has to be a fundamental premise. Witnessing to the humanity of the other is the place where all moral reasoning must begin Picture Quote #1

It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise is true, but the conclusion does not follow. For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish Picture Quote #1

It is always difficult for a woman to be grateful for a form of chivalry that seems to be based on the premise that she is a moron Picture Quote #1

Poststructuralism.... is a form of literary criticism that uses elaborate wordplay to prove its central premise, that all language is internally contradictory and has no fixed meaning Picture Quote #1

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The female experience is different from that of the male, and if, as a male writer, you cannot accept that basic premise, then you will never, ever, be able to write women well Picture Quote #1

I really need to push myself and try my hardest every time, because I come from the premise that I’m not very good and I have to give my best. Otherwise, I don’t deliver Picture Quote #1

Typically, when you’re with your friends, premises are coming up left and right. But when you’re on stage, you must create the premise. So you have to create the premise, paint the picture and then deliver the punch line Picture Quote #1

The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people’s mistakes than your own Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family Picture Quote #1

If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition Picture Quote #1

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The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay Picture Quote #1

For if we allow that human life is always guided by reason, we destroy the premise that life is possible at all Picture Quote #1

Most human activities are predicated on the assumption that life goes on. If you take that premise away, what is there left? Picture Quote #1

The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life Picture Quote #1

When we enter into any relationship with the premise that we are empty and the other person will fill us in, we are sure to fail. We can only win when we proceed from wholeness Picture Quote #1

The moral cannibalism of all hedonist and altruist doctrines lies in the premise that the happiness of one man necessitates the injury of another Picture Quote #1

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You have to start with the basic premise that you need to know what your competition is doing Picture Quote #1

Our premise is there are going to be a lot of winners. It’s not winner take all. Other people do not have to lose for us to win Picture Quote #1

To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he is irrational, the premise directing his actions is death Picture Quote #1

America is built around this premise that you can do it, and there are an awful lot of people who are unlikely to have done it who did Picture Quote #1

Idealism does not represent a superfluous expression of emotion, but in truth it has been, is, and will be, the premise for what we designate as human culture... Without his idealistic attitude all, even the most dazzling faculties of the intellect, would remain mere intellect just like outward appearance without inner value, and never creative force... The purest idealism is unconsciously equivalent to the deepest knowledge Picture Quote #1

All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts... The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land Picture Quote #1

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The constitutional right of free expression... is designed and intended to remove governmental restraints from the arena of public discussion, putting the decision as to what views shall be voiced in the hands of each of us, in the hope that the use of such freedom will ultimately produce a more capable citizenry and more perfect polity and in the belief that no other approach would comport with the premise of individual dignity and choice upon which our political systems rests (Premise Quotes) To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply rather than to overstate. Whenever the reader participates with his own interpretation, I feel that the book is much more successful. I write with the premise that less is more. Writing is not difficult to me. I read into a tape recorder, constantly dropping a word here and there from my manuscript until I get a minimum amount of words to say exactly what I want to say. Each time I drop a word or two, it brings me a sense of victory! (Premise Quotes) Once you come up with a premise, you have to work out how it all happened. It’s a bit like coming up with a spectacular roof design first. Before you can get it up there, you need to build a solid foundation and supporting structure (Premise Quotes) You see, this would be a death by the imagination. And though the imagination feeds on phantoms, it needs a premise in reality to begin with. Then it can go on from there under its own power (Premise Quotes) I offer something very different from the lifelong career politicians who have worked their way up to run for higher office or those who can parachute in with checks for $5 million or $10 million, and that seems to be the definition of credible or legitimate. I’m rejecting that premise (Premise Quotes) Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it’s the most serious time of your life (Premise Quotes) A basic is an introduction. A fundamental is a foundation. A fundamental is a premise, idea, or fact that an entire system arises from and is based on. A fundamental determines the shape of what arises from it, much as a foundation of a house dictates its layout. A basic is how you introduce people you are teaching to the system. It is a beginning concept, often simplified to assist learning. If a fundamental is the foundation, a basic is the front door to enter the system (Premise Quotes) General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgment or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise (Premise Quotes) That torture is wrong can never be the conclusion to any line of reasoning because it has to be a fundamental premise. Witnessing to the humanity of the other is the place where all moral reasoning must begin (Premise Quotes) It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise is true, but the conclusion does not follow. For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish (Premise Quotes) It is always difficult for a woman to be grateful for a form of chivalry that seems to be based on the premise that she is a moron (Premise Quotes) Poststructuralism.... is a form of literary criticism that uses elaborate wordplay to prove its central premise, that all language is internally contradictory and has no fixed meaning (Premise Quotes) The female experience is different from that of the male, and if, as a male writer, you cannot accept that basic premise, then you will never, ever, be able to write women well (Premise Quotes) I really need to push myself and try my hardest every time, because I come from the premise that I’m not very good and I have to give my best. Otherwise, I don’t deliver (Premise Quotes) Typically, when you’re with your friends, premises are coming up left and right. But when you’re on stage, you must create the premise. So you have to create the premise, paint the picture and then deliver the punch line (Premise Quotes) The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people’s mistakes than your own (Premise Quotes) Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family (Premise Quotes) If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition (Premise Quotes) The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay (Premise Quotes) For if we allow that human life is always guided by reason, we destroy the premise that life is possible at all (Premise Quotes) Most human activities are predicated on the assumption that life goes on. If you take that premise away, what is there left? (Premise Quotes) The number one premise of business is that it need not be boring or dull. It ought to be fun. If it’s not fun, you’re wasting your life (Premise Quotes) When we enter into any relationship with the premise that we are empty and the other person will fill us in, we are sure to fail. We can only win when we proceed from wholeness (Premise Quotes) The moral cannibalism of all hedonist and altruist doctrines lies in the premise that the happiness of one man necessitates the injury of another (Premise Quotes) You have to start with the basic premise that you need to know what your competition is doing (Premise Quotes) Our premise is there are going to be a lot of winners. It’s not winner take all. Other people do not have to lose for us to win (Premise Quotes) To the extent to which a man is rational, life is the premise directing his actions. To the extent to which he is irrational, the premise directing his actions is death (Premise Quotes) America is built around this premise that you can do it, and there are an awful lot of people who are unlikely to have done it who did (Premise Quotes) Idealism does not represent a superfluous expression of emotion, but in truth it has been, is, and will be, the premise for what we designate as human culture... Without his idealistic attitude all, even the most dazzling faculties of the intellect, would remain mere intellect just like outward appearance without inner value, and never creative force... The purest idealism is unconsciously equivalent to the deepest knowledge (Premise Quotes) All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts... The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land (Premise Quotes)

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