Ostensive Inferential Communication Quotes & Sayings

Even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others. Modern, no less then Ancient History, supplies us with many most painful examples of what I refer to. If it were not so, indeed, History would be quite unreadable. — Oscar Wilde

Well, Chrissy, I'm afraid your grandmother's Irish Alzheimer's has gotten quite advanced - she's forgotten everything but her grudges. — J. Courtney Sullivan

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems. — Alec Baldwin

I would never want to disrespect my beliefs. There are certain, obviously different, areas you wouldn't go. It's not congruent to who I am as a person, and it would be insincere, and it wouldn't be based on truth. — Riaad Moosa

Bittersweet is kind of my own favourite style because I want to be able to cry to the same song that I also can laugh to. — Aino Jawo

Intellectuals never sound more foolish than when posing as the last civilised man. — Christopher Hitchens

We do not choose suffering simply because we are told to, but because the one who tells us to describes it as the path to everlasting joy. — John Piper

Even if I had $200 million, I'm very wary of overusing CGI. I think it's a great tool and it can be used really effectively, but I feel like it does tend to be overused and especially in sci-fi stuff. — Rian Johnson

Inequality provokes a generalized anger that finds targets where it can
immigrants, foreign countries, American elites, government in all forms
and it rewards demagogues while discrediting reformers. — George Packer

I love being superior to myself better than [to] my equals. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I think 'Oz' is the type of show that makes you turn away in fear and in horror, so for a television show, that's pretty intense. — Jon Hurwitz

Look- what I'm getting at is no matter who or what you're dealing with, people build up meaning between themselves and the things around them. The important thing is whether this comes about naturally or not. Being bright has nothing to do with it. What matters is that you see things with your own eyes... There's always going to be a connection between you, Mr. Nakata, and the things you deal with. Just like there's a connection between eel and rice bowls. And as the web of these connections spreads out, a relationship between you, Mr. Nakata, and capitalists and the proletariat naturally develops.
~page 189 — Haruki Murakami

Since science and religion provide two different perspectives on the human situation, they must ultimately be able to be reconciled. — Jeremy Griffith