Propositional Statement Quotes & Sayings

When I was 10, I beat up the school bully. His arms were in casts. That's what gave me the courage. — Emo Philips

What does it mean to call for a "democratic" solution if you don't have a conflict-resolution mechanism in mind?
I think it means that you have said the word "democracy," so the audience is supposed to cheer. It's not so much a propositional statement, as the equivalent of the "Applause" light that tells a studio audience when to clap. — Eliezer Yudkowsky

Oddly, I've never heard of a church or denomination that asked people to affirm a doctrinal statement like this: The purpose of Scripture is to equip God's people for good works. Shouldn't a simple statement like this be far more important than statements with words foreign to the Bible's vocabulary about itself (inerrant, authoritative, literal, revelatory, objective, absolute, propositional, etc.)? — Brian D. McLaren

The graceful pride of truth knows no extremes, and preserves, in every latitude of life, the right-angled character of man. — Thomas Paine

Barth (or Barthianism134) believed that the Scriptures are not the word of God, per se, but merely a witness to the word of God (Jesus Christ).135 Revelation is not a propositional statement about God; rather it is an event (Ereignis), an encounter, something that "happens" to an individual. — Michael J. Kruger

His masculinity was only too apparent — Elizabeth Peters

We firmly believe in the power of unity and feel that it is easier to get pass hardships and challenges as a team. This gels us and keeps us strong. — Seohyun

Our brains are like computers; it's our responsibility to programme them well, daily, and remove the viruses. — Sam Owen