Unfounded Notion Quotes & Sayings

I don't spend money on books. I write them myself. — Ljupka Cvetanova

He smelled the salt on his own lips and the orange blossoms in her hair. Real ones, he could see now, tucked into the curls with cheap, native combs. The sight of them gave him hope. — V.S. Carnes

Above all, I am anxious to grant no credence whatsoever to the special mythology of "the Enlightenment." Nothing strikes me as more tiresomely vapid than the notion that there is some sort of inherent opposition - or impermeable partition - between faith and reason, or that the modern period is marked by its unique devotion to the latter. One can believe that faith is mere credulous assent to unfounded premises, while reason consists in a pure obedience to empirical fact, only if one is largely ignorant of both. — David Bentley Hart

Sick of writers. Sick of creeds. Now I reverence. Only deeds. — Gregg Bell

Another phrase that adults use a lot with children is "I don't agree," as in, "I don't agree with you pitching your peas on the floor." Parents say this in a serious tone, while looking directly at the child. "I don't agree" is also more than just "no." It establishes the adult as another mind, which the child must consider. And it credits the child with having his own view about the peas, even if this view is being overruled. Pitching the peas is cast as something the child has rationally decided to do, so he can decide to do otherwise, too. — Pamela Druckerman

Find light in the beautiful sea. I choose to be happy. — Rihanna

I would describe the size and style of our vessel, but I don't know anything about sailing, so I'm trusting you to picture a boat. — Anna Kendrick

Another time I cracked two of the vertebrae in my back and broke a rib. — Zakk Wylde

I am worn to a raveling. — Beatrix Potter