George Spencer-Brown Quotes
We take as given the idea of distinction and the idea of indication, and that one cannot make an indication without drawing a distinction. We take therefore the form of distinction for the form.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm opposed to fundamentalism in any form.
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Whenever a partnership is formed, there has to be a benefit to the partners; otherwise, they don't form it.
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Let me mention that not all sun-like stars host planets – perhaps about 30% of them are planet – builders. It's not so easy to form a planet!
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One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It's structures and patterns, and that's what we love, and that's what we get off on.
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When you sing in English and Spanish, it's two completely different forms of expression and... even the people who don't speak Spanish love to hear me sing in Spanish.
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I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.
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Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time.
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Telling is not selling; never make a statement if you can phrase it in the form of a question.
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Energy cannot be destroyed. It just takes on different forms.
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The only possible form of exercise is to talk, not to walk.
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Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life.
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I'm yet to discover any form of theocracy that isn't homophobic, that isn't bigoted to the out group.
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To remember everything is a form of madness.
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If he were just able to cross everything off, he'd start to get a little cocky, I'm sure. He'd start to rush it and maybe get a little too overly confident. He still gets tossed around in the process. That's sort of to me an indication that he still has a long way to go.
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We haven't gotten an indication that it would be worth our while.
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As a member of our team you played the game. Now you form a team with a man of your heart for the highest natural purpose.
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The soul is the form of the body.
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Disassociating, mindfulness, transcendence-whatever the label-it's a sort of loophole in our contract with reality, a form of self-rescue.
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Refined and delicate natures understand the cat. Women, poets, and artists hold it in great esteem, for they recognize the exquisite delicacy of its nervous system; indeed, only coarse natures fail to discern the natural distinction of the cat.
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I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.
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We will move the world ahead. We will not wait for U.S. President George W. Bush.
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We take as given the idea of distinction and the idea of indication, and that one cannot make an indication without drawing a distinction. We take therefore the form of distinction for the form.
