Susanne Langer Quotes
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Natural or artificial stimulation of nerves gives rise to a process of progressive excitation in them, leading to a response in the effector organ of the nerves concerned.
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But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.
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If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry.
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It's a fallen world. We eat and sacrifice in the process.
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The United States' gasoline industry, as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrated, is remarkably fragile. And the process of how oil is pumped from the ground, turned into gasoline and distributed to consumers is complicated.
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The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature.
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I very rarely wear suits, and only make one or two per season, so it's about wanting exceptional clothes that don't feel stiff. Fabric and garment washing are a big part of my design process for that reason. Everything needs to feel lived-in and comfortable.
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In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.
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I want to make it to Heaven and be as good an influence on others as I can in that process.
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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.
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When you're a storyteller, part of the process of storytelling is the kind of communion you form with the audience to whom you're telling your story. If some segment of the audience doesn't like that story, it doesn't feel good.
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I went through the process of auditioning like every other struggling actress in this town.
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I've never had an issue with studios. I believe in them as true creative partners in the process.
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There are amendments never offered, there are bills never heard, that are basically killed because of the process.
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Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul.
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I like to cook with the philosophy of using great ingredients and not altering them too much.
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If we freed up all the money in the certification process, think about how much more money we'd have to put into teacher salaries.
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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.
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I may be crazy, but it keeps me from going insane.
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We need to pay as much attention to improper denials as we do to improper grants.
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I think I didn't know whether I wanted to keep acting deep into my career. I kept trying to see if I would be able to do it well enough to make that part of my destiny or part of what I was supposed to do.
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I've always been really picky about roles and make a point of reminding myself that it's not about the money - because, obviously, there's a lot of money to be made in this business if you're willing to do anything.
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Philosophizing is a process of making sense out of experience.
