Cactus Ropes Quotes & Sayings

[Though computer science is a fairly new discipline, it is predominantly based on the Cartesian world view. As Edsgar W. Dijkstra has pointed out] A scientific discipline emerges with the - usually rather slow! - discovery of which aspects can be meaningfully 'studied in isolation for the sake of their own consistency. — Edsger Dijkstra

All things, in all their aspects, consist exclusively of 'souls', that is, of various kinds of subjects, or units of experiencing, with their qualifications, relations, and groupings, or communities. — Charles Hartshorne

The artist must scorn all judgment that is not based on an intelligent observation of character. He must beware of the literary spirit which so often causes a painting to deviate from its true path - the concrete study of nature - to lose itself all too long in intangible speculations. — Paul Cezanne

Life is made up of chances to make choices, decisions of what you wish to do; the accumulated result of those choices is what you call your life. — Steven Redhead

The waterfront without the Ferry Tower would be like a birthday cake without a candle. — Herb Caen

Its selection and vetting process. The workers, for their part, can hope for a steady flow of jobs and prompt payment with minimal fuss. Handy's computer system also tries to schedule each worker's jobs in such a way as to minimise travel time. — Anonymous

It seems like there are always gatekeepers. People between you and the people who are moved by your work. They often make a beautiful thing creepy. — John Lurie

I was very flattered by the sex-kitten thing because I never thought of myself as that. — Ann-Margret

If prosperity means God wants us to be blessed and healthy and have good relationships then yes, I'm a prosperity teacher. But if it's about money, no, I never preach about money. I probably stay away from it more than normal because televangelists get a bad name. People put me in that category because I do believe that God does want us to be happy, healthy, and whole. — Joel Osteen

I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it. — Lucinda Williams

Your nearness is the nearness of planets. I am the void between you. If I withdraw there will be no void for you to swim in. — Henry Miller

Love lights more fire than hate extinguishes. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I really don't think we should dismiss a book because we feel messed about intellectually. Or emotionally. That's the writer's job! — Hilton Als