Chomskyan Revolution Quotes & Sayings

God's grace is painted on the canvas of despair. — T.D. Jakes

the acquisition of knowledge without understanding is becoming increasingly inadequate — Knud Illeris

I like curiosity. It's a mind game, not a necessity. — Debasish Mridha

Investigating is a process of elimination. You have to explore all the possibilities, and whatever's left, no matter how implausible, has got to be it. — Joanne Fluke

It is the artist's function not to copy but to synthesise: to eliminate from that gross confusion of actuality which is his raw material whatever is accidental, idle, irrelevant, and select for perpetuation that only which is appropriate and immortal. — William Ernest Henley

One thing I have a tendency to do is not write choruses, or write choruses that have different words. The first chorus will have different words than the second chorus. — Craig Finn

The word 'glamour' comes from the word 'grammar', and since the Chomskyan revolution the etymology has been fitting. Who could not be dazzled by the creative power of the mental grammar, by its ability to convey an infinite number of thoughts with a finite set of rules? — Steven Pinker

There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory. — Ross Perot

One night alone in prayer might make us new men, changed from poverty of soul to spiritual wealth, from trembling to triumphing. — Charles Spurgeon

I think persistence in the face of adversity is an essential part of a writer's job description. If you don't care enough about it to avoid being easily disheartened that way, you really should be doing something else. — Lawrence Block

I think the world today is upside down, and is suffering so much, because there is so very little love in the homes and in family life. — Mother Teresa