Constitutive Theory Quotes & Sayings

You know, after the film I said to myself, It's a good thing you were so stupid not to be nervous. If I'd been nervous, it would have ruined the whole thing. — Pia Zadora

I miss you."
"That's stupid," she said. "I saw you this morning."
"It's not the time," Levi said, and she could hear that he was smiling." It's the distance. — Rainbow Rowell

Even a soft, gentle return into the world of sex can feel scary when you are a new mom. You worry sex will hurt; that you will not be able to get aroused. You worry you will not enjoy it the same way you did before the baby. Maybe you are concerned your partner's sexual needs will not be met. When you decide to try having sex again, give yourself permission to take your time and only do what feels pleasurable to you. — Sarah J. Swofford

Not too many people in America know about me, but all of Europe knows about me. — Sun Ra

Recognizing that God is the only deity that exists is the first step toward obeying him. He is absolute; there is no one who can offer an alternative truth nor assign humankind different instructions. — James Mikolajczyk

There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple "I must," then build your life in accordance with this necessity; your while life, even into its humblest and most indifferent hour, must become a sign and witness to this impulse. — Rainer Maria Rilke

[P]hilosophical theories are structured by conceptual metaphors that constrain which inferences can be drawn within that philosophical theory. The (typically unconscious) conceptual metaphors that are constitutive of a philosophical theory have the causal effect of constraining how you can reason within that philosophical framework. — George Lakoff

Sometimes, the actors are thrilled to have visitors because they're just waiting most of the day. It's the directors that are a little busy. — Rebecca Eaton

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love. — Albert Camus

Thanks be to blessed Nature that she has made what is necessary easy to obtain, and what is not easy unnecessary. — Epicurus

You're never gonna give up on me, are you?" "Nope." "Good. — Jim Provenzano

An author's characters do what he wants them to do. — W. E. B. Griffin

If Russia is to be a great power, it will be, not because of its nuclear potential, faith in God or the president, or Western investment, but thanks to the labor of the nation, faith in knowledge and science and the maintenance and development of scientific potential and education. — Zhores Alferov

In our time, in particular, there exists another form of ownership which is becoming no less important than land: the possession of know-how, technology and skill. The wealth of the industrialized nations is based much more on this kind of ownership than on natural resources. — Pope John Paul II

I was far from understanding that the capacity of men interested in power is not necessarily expressed in the brilliance of their conversation. — Anthony Powell