Quotes by Arbitrary Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations; use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions. Abbie Hoffman arbitraryabusepolitical We might even invent laws for series or formula in an arbitrary manner, and set the engine to work upon them, and thus deduce numerical results which we might not otherwise have thought of obtaining; but this would hardly perhaps in any instance be productive of any great practical utility, or calculated to rank higher than as a philosophical amusement. Ada Lovelace philosophicalarbitrarylaw National socialism is the determination to create a new man. There will no longer exist any individual arbitrary will, nor realms in which the individual belongs to himself. The time of happiness as a private matter is over. Adolf Hitler arbitrarydeterminationmen I wanted to make a movie about the arbitrary nature of love. Adrian Lyne arbitrarywanted Every physicist knows that things connect with each other. To isolate things is not the way the universe works - winning best actor is arbitrary. Alan Arkin arbitraryactorswinning There is nothing to guarantee the superior judgment, knowledge, and integrity of an inspector or a bureaucrat-and the deadly consequences of entrusting him with arbitrary power are obvious. Alan Greenspan arbitraryguaranteesintegrity The line we draw between animals that are socially acceptable and those we find repugnant can be awfully arbitrary. Alexandra Harney arbitrarylinesanimal [I]f vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established. Algernon Sidney arbitrarylibertyvices A lot of my movies were completely destroyed by the censors, who can be pretty arbitrary. They're not completely fair with how they treat one person vs. another. Amy Heckerling treatsarbitrarypersons When will the arbitrary be granted the place it deserves in the formation of works and ideas? Andre Breton grantedarbitraryideas Songwriting requires some sort of ceremony to even get the process started, and it can be somewhat arbitrary. Andrew Bird songwritingarbitraryprocess No matter what any of the grammar teachers say, punctuation is an arbitrary matter. It should be used to make sentences clear. Andy Rooney arbitrarymatterteacher The birth of science rang the death-knell of an arbitrary and constantly interposing Supreme Power. Annie Besant supremearbitrarybirth Good and bad are really arbitrary words when it comes to character. Anson Mount arbitrarygood-and-badcharacter I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. Benjamin Franklin arbitrarygovernmentenemy No language is as depending on arbitrary use and custom can ever be permanently the same, but will always be in a mutable and fluctuating state; and what is deem'd polite and elegant in one age, may be accounted uncouth and barbarous in another. Benjamin Martin arbitraryuseage No matter how many times your amazing, absolutely brilliant work is rejected by the client, for whatever dopey, arbitrary reason, there is often another amazing, absolutely brilliant solution possible. Bob Gill arbitrarydesignmatter Rules are foolish, arbitrary, mindless things that raise you quickly to a level of acceptable mediocrity, then prevent you from progressing further. Bruce Barnbaum mediocrityarbitraryprogress A person's willingness to conform to arbitrary parameters is not a good criterion for selecting talent or allocating rewards. Bruce Tulgan rewardsconformityarbitrary All colours are arbitrary. Carl Sagan arbitrarycolour123456789»
