Quotes by Thinking A great society is a society in which its men of business think greatly of their functions. Alfred North Whitehead societymenthinking There is a technique, a knack, for thinking, just as there is for doing other things. You are not wholly at the mercy of your thoughts, any more than they are you. They are a machine you can learn to operate. Alfred North Whitehead learningtechniquethinking Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Operations of thought are cavalry charges in a battle - they are limited in number, they require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments. Alfred North Whitehead horsecivilizationthinking It is natural to think that an abstract science cannot be of much importance in affairs of human life, because it has omitted from its consideration everything of real interest. Alfred North Whitehead affairrealthinking But you can catch yourself entertaining habitually certain ideas and setting others aside; and that, I think, is where our personal destinies are largely decided. Alfred North Whitehead fogdestinythinking We think in generalities, but we live in detail. To make the past live, we must perceive it in detail in addition to thinking of it in generalities. Alfred North Whitehead detailspastthinking Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. Alfred North Whitehead technologycivilizationthinking Shakespeare wrote better poetry for not knowing too much; Milton, I think, knew too much finally for the good of his poetry. Alfred North Whitehead too-muchknowingthinking Of the sayings of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels that can be compared to those in the fourth Gospel, there are one or two which I venture to think can only have been recorded on the authority of St. John. Alfred Noyes venturetwothinking Never inject a man into the top, if it can be avoided. In a big organization, to have to do that, I think, is a reflection on management, Of course there are always exceptional cases. Alfred P. Sloan reflectionmenthinking I think I have fairly heard and fairly weighed the evidence on both sides, and I remain an utter disbeliever in almost all that you consider the most sacred truths... I can see much to admire in all religions... But whether there be a God and whatever be His nature; whether we have an immortal soul or not, or whatever may be our state after death, I can have no fear of having to suffer for the study of nature and the search for truth. Alfred Russel Wallace soulsufferingthinking There can be no doubt that the knowledge of logic is of considerable practical importance for everyone who desires to think and to infer correctly. Alfred Tarski doubtdesirethinking It may be unpopular and out-of-date to say-but I do not think that a scientific result which gives us a better understanding of the world and makes it more harmonious in our eyes should be held in lower esteem than, say, an invention which reduces the cost of paving roads, or improves household plumbing. Alfred Tarski eyesciencethinking I am suspicious and disillusioned about the uses and misuses of photography in the art world, the press, and the world of entertainment. And to make things more complicated, I don't think that the general public is well educated regarding images. Generally we are taught how to read, but we are not taught how to look. Alfredo Jaar photographyartthinking Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stops there. Alfredo Jaar informationcarethinking I think I'm a journalist in one sense - I want to communicate to people about certain things that are happening around us, around the world, close or far. In order to transform this information into art you have to add poetry. It's essential. Alfredo Jaar peopleartthinking I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised. Alfredo Stroessner ordercountrythinking I never think about actual things when I'm painting. I'm not thinking, "I'm going to put a person here, a tree here and a bird there." The beginning stage is always the sound. From that, slowly, stories come about based on what I'm reading or thinking at the time, but if I didn't have that sound I don't know what I would do. Ali Banisadr readingbirdthinking When I am working on a painting, everything that I am thinking about at the time - be it current events, the books I am reading, personal events, influences, emotions, etc. - all find their way into my work. Ali Banisadr readingbookthinking Think about the way you go surfing on the Internet - you go from one thing to another. You can't really concentrate. I can't sit and read 10 pages on my computer. You'll read and then all of a sudden part of your brain is like, "What about that? ...You're not reading the whole book. You're reading fragments. Even though I think it's bad, I think it's interesting too, because that's the way my brain works. Ali Banisadr readingbookthinking«127128129130131132133134135136137»
