Bouldings Hierarchy Quotes & Sayings

When we identify with music that we are perceiving - or perhaps better, with the person whom we imagine owns the emotions or emotional gestures we hear in the music - we share in and adopt these emotions as our own [...]. And so we end up feeling as, in imagination, the music does. — Jenefer Robinson

To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be able to say what the experiment died of. — Ronald Fisher

If you can make someone tear up a little bit and feel something in their throat, those are the best kinds. That generally means that there's got to be some love in there. — Jason H. Moore

I think the point of art is to be controversial in a lot of ways. It's to cause conversations, and it's to get people excited about and talking about the things that the films are about. — Eloise Mumford

I have always made commercial music. The people who vote for the Grammy nominees are mostly in their 40s and have other jobs or are musicians themselves. They like music that they can relate to - they like commercial music. — Al Walser

It's not impossible, right? Just harder. — Anonymous

Non-attachment is about not being attached to anything - including non-attachment itself. — Peter Merry

When you need something tedious done, and don't have time for it, give it to a workaholic. This way, both of you will be happy. — Ernie J Zelinski

One of the advantages of being a national journalist of some recognition is that you come across high-profile people, and many become your friends. — Tom Brokaw

The Founder-Director purposely designed the building in a U-shape, in the interior of which is a courtyard with a central fountain, to reflect the introspective nature of a true Muslim, a universal and perfect man. These interior parts of the building are hidden from the outside in contrast to secularized buildings which face the road and are exposed to the busy traffic of secular life and are therefore without real privacy and introspective spirit. — Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud

Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent. — Glen Cook

What is [credit]?" asked Zotul skeptically.

"It is how the poor are enabled to enjoy all the luxuries of the rich," said Broderick, and went on to give a thumbnail sketch of the involutions and devolutions of credit, leaving out some angles that might have had a discouraging effect.

(from "A Gift from Earth") — Manly Banister

I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement. — Andy Andrews

I never wanted for anything. We went to Ireland for holidays every year. I was 14 when we first went to Italy. My mum was determined I was going to go to a good school. My mum was an absolute grafter. A real grafter. I got my work ethic from her. — Imelda Staunton