“The first thing to realize about physics ... is its extraordinary indirectness.... For physics is not about the real world, it is about "abstractions" from the real world, and this is what makes it so scientific.... Theoretical physics runs merrily along with these unreal abstractions, but its conclusions are checked, at every possible point, by experiments.” WorldFirstsRealRealityRunningScienceRealizingExtraordinaryPhysicsExperimentsConclusionReal WorldAbstractionTheoreticalUnrealTheoretical Physics Author:Anthony Standen
“I have come to the conclusion that it is better to have two colors in right relation to each other than to have a vast confusion of emotional exuberance. . . I had rather be intellectually right than emotionally exuberant.” TwoEmotionalColorRelationConfusionConclusionExuberance Book:On art Source: On art
“Fear is ugly because it makes you irrational. Fear makes you jump to conclusions. Fear makes you reactionary.” UglyConclusionIrrationalReactionariesIrrational Fear Author:David Heinemeier Hansson
“Conclusions from observations are unreliable, only the mind can come nearer to to the truth. Thus, in some ways, philosophy is more important than science.” WayMindImportantPhilosophyConclusionObservationUnreliable Author:Anaxagoras
“I dream of a collaboration that will become so complete that, often, the poet will think as musician and the musician as poet, so that the work resulting from this union will not be the random conclusion of a series of approximations and concessions, but the harmonious synthesis of two aspects of the same thought.” ThinkingTwoDreamPoetMusicianAspectUnionsSeriesConclusionCollaborationHarmoniousConcessionsSynthesisApproximation Author:Arthur Honegger
“I've come to the conclusion that the core characteristic that separates companies that get innovation from those that don't is a simple word: curiosity.” SimpleCompanyInnovationCuriosityCoreConclusionCharacteristicsSimple Words Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Not only in order to act morally, but even to formulate theoretical questions, devise experiments, choose which ones to perform and what conclusions to draw from then - we must presuppose that we are free. That's the sense in which it is true that for Kant "we must assume we are free."” OrderDrawsAssumingExperimentsConclusionTheoretical Author:Allen W. Wood
“Matt Lauer asked her [Hillary Clinton] tough questions, in fact, questions that should have been asked and followed up on by the FBI in their investigation where they came to a rosy conclusion. So to me, this was actually very helpful. And I think obviously it was big moment there, right out of the bat when we had the naval officer who really put it to Hillary and said listen .” ThinkingShouldHas BeensSaidMomentsFactsBigsToughShould HaveClintonConclusionHelpfulOfficersInvestigationBatsShould Have BeenFbiNavalRosyTough Questions Author:Kimberly Guilfoyle
“I think implicit bias is a problem for everyone, not just police. I think, unfortunately, too many of us in America jump to conclusions about each other.” ThinkingProblemAmericaPoliceConclusionBiasImplicit Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have now come to the conclusion (roughly) that capital punishment is defensible, if it can be shown to have a deterrent effect on murder. In that case, a few executions save not only some people from being murdered but also some people from becoming murders.” PeopleIfsCasesEffectsBecomingMurderPunishmentConclusionExecutionCapital PunishmentDeterrent Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“When you actually see it, it is quite strong, but there's nothing really pornographic about it. They are high-impact yet very short moments of sexuality, which makes it very confusing for the censors. If censors were merely human beings who watch a film ["Aquarius"] and come out with a conclusion about what they saw, then there wouldn't be a problem.” IfsHumansMomentsProblemFilmStrongHuman BeingsWatchesSawsImpactSexualityConclusionConfusingAquarius Author:Sonia Braga
“I don't think that developing countries gained from a two-stage process. A single phase summit (which is, after all, a two year process, not a three day event) would have built awareness, and would probably have led to more substantive conclusions at the end of the first summit meeting. Civil society may have gained a bit more from the networking experience, but it was less effective at networking in the second phase.” ThinkingYearsFirstsMayTwoEndsCountryThreeBitsProcessStageAwarenessEventsBuiltMeetingsConclusionDevelopingTwo YearsPhasesSummitNetworkingCivil SocietyDeveloping Countries Author:David Souter
“A common rhetorical strategy of politicians and others is to frame their opponents' views in the worst possible light, tacitly suggesting that all versions of the view must be committed to some particularly deplorable conclusion. Philosophers are not immune to this way of arguing.” WayLightViewsCommonWorstPoliticianStrategyPhilosopherCommittedArguingVersionsConclusionOpponentsImmuneSuggestingRhetoricalRhetorical Strategies Author:Dale Jamieson
“I'm reluctant to draw many conclusions from private correspondence leaked without permission.” DrawsConclusionPermissionReluctantCorrespondence Author:John I. Jenkins
“I've come to the conclusion that you can't write scary books unless you're easily scared yourself.” WritingBookScaredScaryConclusionScary Books Author:Mary Downing Hahn
“I've expressed my gratitude to my son many times. And his career is far from undistinguished, and it was a great privilege to have someone of this skill bringing this album to conclusion.” CareersSonGratitudeSkillsPrivilegeAlbumsConclusionMy Son Author:Leonard Cohen
“If you have got high-ranking officials reaching down five levels in the bureaucracy to drag an analyst up to their office to berate them and threaten their jobs because they don't like the conclusions about an intelligence matter, that, in my view, is dangerous.” IfsMatterJobsLevelsViewsFiveDangerousOfficeConclusionOfficialsReachingDragBureaucracyAnalystsRanking Author:Christopher Dodd
“You know, running a restaurant is something you have to be working at each and every day; it's not a foregone conclusion that you're a success.” KnowsRunningConclusionRestaurants Author:Gordon Ramsay
“From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.” WellsCareersConclusionPrivate LifeSetbackAbsolutely Nothing Author:Niki Lauda
“We learned some bad things, and the Vietnam War led to some bad conclusions. We're not the greatest generation, that's for sure.” WarGenerationsConclusionBad ThingsVietnamVietnam WarGreatest Generation Author:Whit Stillman
“The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.” ChristianArgumentCarefulTheologyChristian LifeConclusionSophisticatedReformed Theology Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“The U.N. [the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention] has looked into this whole situation. They spent eighteen months in formal, adversarial litigation. [So it's] me and the U.N. verses Sweden and the U.K. Who's right? The U.N. made a conclusion that I am being arbitrarily detained illegally, deprived of my freedom and that what has occurred has not occurred within the laws that the United Kingdom and Sweden, and that [those countries] must obey. It is an illegal abuse.” MadeCountryWholeLawNationsUnitedSituationGroupsMonthsAbuseKingdomsConclusionIllegalVersesFormalUnited NationsArbitraryDeprivedEighteenSwedenUnited KingdomDetention Author:Julian Assange
“I registered the dukkha of self-aversion with such clarity that I knew there was no freedom unless I could love this life without holding back. This didn't mean I was going to ignore my flaws and stop seeking to improve what I could. But in the deepest way, I was not going to fixate on the conclusion that something was wrong with me.” WayMeanSelfSeekingConclusionClarityThis LifeFlawsAversionHolding Back Author:Tara Brach
“Nobody here is questioning the victory. I want to know President-elect [Donald] Trump doesn't believe the conclusions of 17 intelligence agencies.” KnowsWantBelievePresidentTrumpVictoryConclusionAgencyQuestioningIntelligence Agencies Author:George Stephanopoulos
“The report also said that there wasn't agreement among the 17 agencies. When the FBI came out - they came out - when there was a conclusion on the DNC, their conclusion was very clear and they made it public. Now, if the CIA or whoever else comes out. But they didn't conclude that it was Russia.I don't care if it's Russia or whoever, they shouldn't - we're going to protect Americans. We don't want these countries or whoever else these people are hacking our country, our parties, our - we protect our Americans. We don't like it. We're against it.” PeopleIfsWantMadeSaidCountryCarePartyClearProtectDon't CareRussiaConclusionOur CountryMade ItI Don't CareAgencyReportsAgreementCiaFbiHacking Author:Reince Priebus
“I also think we have got other great choices to make. The conclusion has not been made. There's no announcement that's coming today, as far as Secretary of State is concerned.” ThinkingMadeStatesTodayChoicesConcernedConclusionSecretaryAnnouncements Author:Reince Priebus
“With the new Russia allegations coming to the fore once again, the conclusion of the intelligence agencies, we've got to have those [Donald Trump's] taxes to evaluate whether these conflicts go to the heart of our most pressing national security interests.” HeartInterestSecurityTrumpConflictTaxesRussiaConclusionAgencyNational SecurityEvaluateAllegationsIntelligence Agencies Author:Norman L. Eisen
“I just would like to say that over more than a quarter-century as a scientist and a believer, I find absolutely nothing in conflict between agreeing with Richard [Dawkins] in practically all of his conclusions about the natural world, and also saying that I am still able to accept and embrace the possibility that there are answers that science isn't able to provide about the natural world - the questions about why instead of the questions about how. I'm interested in the whys.” WorldStillsAbleNaturalAnswersAcceptingCenturyPossibilityConflictScientistEmbraceBelieverConclusionQuartersNatural WorldAbsolutely Nothing Author:Richard Dawkins
“Everything that we [with Shindzo Abe] are talking about has come to us as a result of the events of 70 years ago. In some way or other, during these 70 years we have been involved in some kind of dialogue on the issue, and that includes the conclusion of a peace treaty.” WayYearsKindHas BeensResultsTalkingIssuesEventsInvolvedYears AgoDialogueConclusionTreatiesAbePeace Treaties Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe there are a lot of questions today that require expert analysis by various agencies: political agencies, foreign ministries, economic agencies and security agencies. We need to assess everything and understand what we can agree on and what the implications will be both for Japan and for Russia so that both the Russian people and the Japanese people come to the conclusion that these compromise solutions are acceptable and are in our countries' interests.” PeopleNeedsBelieveCountryTodayPoliticalI BelieveInterestEconomicSecuritySolutionsAgreeVariousRussiaConclusionCompromiseOur CountryAnalysisExpertsAgencyJapanAcceptableMinistryImplications Author:Vladimir Putin
“With no specific procedure, man arrived at sweeping conclusions about the universe that have proven to be true.” MenUniverseConclusionBeing TrueProvenProceduresSweeping Author:John Henrik Clarke
“This conclusion of trade agreements that go beyond the scope of mere tariff agreements, customs agreements, are most important and I'm very pleased we were able to bring this to fruition between Canada and the E.U. We've made great progress, particularly if we look at one of the great global issues, namely climate protection, without the engagement of the current administration under the leadership of Barack Obama, this Paris agreement would never have come about.” IfsLooksMadeImportantAbleIssuesProgressTradeMereClimateCurrentsProtectionConclusionAdministrationBarackParisCanadaAgreementCustomsEngagementScopeFruitionTariffsTrade AgreementsGlobal IssuesGreat Progress Author:Angela Merkel
“I may be a descendant of Seth. I say to myself, What does [the story of Cain and Abel] teach me? So I go back to all the interpretations in the Talmud, which to me are a source of pleasure and joy. Then I say, maybe this story is not for then; maybe it's for now! It's possible for brothers to kill one another in civil wars. But most important, whoever kills, kills his brother. That's a moral conclusion that may not be there; but that must be my conclusion. Otherwise, why read it? Whoever kills, kills his brother.” MayDoeImportantWarStoriesJoyPleasureMoralTeachBrotherSourceConclusionCivil WarInterpretationDescendantsCainAbelCain And Abel Author:Elie Wiesel
“If a director takes the time to document - to step back to observe - I think it I more honest. Because it has to be the public that makes the conclusions and who, possibly, resolves the situation.” IfsThinkingSituationStepsHonestDirectorsConclusionResolveDocuments Author:Sergio Leone
“Here's how the court put it, and all judges agreed to this. The court said: "There exists and obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations under nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control."” SaidJudgingAspectCourtInternationalNuclearObligationPursueConclusionStrictNegotiationDisarmamentGood FaithNuclear Disarmament Author:John Burroughs
“If you are neutral in a situation where one side is patently being mistreated, the conclusion is that you're siding with this wrong.” IfsSidesSituationConclusionMistreatedSiding Author:Kofi Annan
“The book Manufacturing Consent, which I co-authored with Edward Herman, begins with a description of the structure and institutional setting of the commercial media, and then draws some rather simple-minded conclusions about what we would expect the media product to be, given these (not particularly controversial) conditions.” BookGivenSimpleConditionsMediaProductsDrawsStructureSettingConclusionSettingsDescriptionConsentControversialManufacturing Author:Noam Chomsky
“The book [Manufacturing Consent] itself is then devoted to a series of case studies, selected, we hope [with Edward Herman], to offer a fair and in fact rather severe test of those conclusions.” BookFactsCasesStudyOffersFairsTestsSeriesConclusionDevotedSevereConsentManufacturingSelectedCase Studies Author:Noam Chomsky
“We [ with Edward Herman] believe that the empirical evidence we review there - and elsewhere, in a great deal of joint and separate work - lends substantial support to the conclusions; whether that is true is for others to judge.” BelieveDealsSupportJudgingEvidenceConclusionReviewsElsewhereJointsEmpirical Evidence Author:Noam Chomsky
“My question is about the head of the Office of Government Ethics. Is he acting ethically when he sent out nine tweets praising Donald Trump saying that his plan was brilliant. How did he come to that conclusion? And how does come to his current conclusions having never done an investigation and never looked at the paperwork in the point where he can actually come to a reasonable conclusion?I think that's unethical.” ThinkingDoeDoneGovernmentActingPlansTrumpOfficeEthicsPraiseCurrentsBrilliantNineConclusionReasonableInvestigationTweetPaperworkUnethical Author:Jason Chaffetz
“Language would have evolved first as an internal object, a kind of "language of thought" (LOT), with externalisation (hence communication) an ancillary process. I can't review here the strong and growing evidence to support this conclusion, but I have elsewhere. There are ample reasons why having a LOT would confer selectional advantage: the person so endowed could plan, interpret, reflect, etc., in ways denied to others.” WayFirstsKindPersonsI CanReasonLanguageStrongProcessSupportGrowingPlansObjectsCommunicationEvidenceAdvantageConclusionReason WhyEtcInternalsReviewsDeniedElsewhere Author:Noam Chomsky
“Republicans are going to have to come to the conclusion that there's a political price for standing against 90 percent of their constituents to stand with the gun lobby.” PoliticalRepublicanPercentGunStandingConclusionConstituents Author:Chris Murphy
“I would not draw definitive conclusions from that. If we look at South and North Korea, it is pretty hard to believe that we're dealing with the same people. Half of the people are forced to live in a concentration camp; the other have created one of the most dynamic economies in the world.” PeopleIfsWorldBelieveLooksHardHalfEconomyDrawsSouthConclusionConcentrationCampsKoreaNorth KoreaHard To BelieveConcentration Camp Author:Garry Kasparov
“The only conclusion I could arrive at with the death of the workers' movement as a revolutionary force - you know the imagery of the proletarian vanguard, or proletarian hegemony - has been the community.” KnowsHas BeensForceCommunityMovementWorkersConclusionRevolutionaryImageryHegemonyVanguard Author:Murray Bookchin
“The share of wealth held by the minority is much greater than the share held by the majority. We have to draw our own conclusions from that and it has to change.” WealthGreaterShareDrawsMajorityConclusionMinorities Author:Martin Schulz
“Sometimes, as I'm following a story thread to its ultimate conclusion, I find that I start swimming in deep water and need to run an idea by Steve [King].” NeedsIdeasSometimesStoriesRunningWaterKingsUltimateFollowingConclusionSwimmingThreadDeep Water Author:Robin Furth
“I am a very curious person; I'll always ask: is this thing true, is it not true? And I use my own means to investigate and come to my conclusion.” MeanPersonsUseAsksMy OwnConclusionCurious Author:Wole Soyinka
“Let's address the issue of how America deals with the Iraqis and how we deal with the region, recognize the fact that this is a misadventure, which it is in our interest to terminate and not to repeat. That's a rather important conclusion to draw, and a very important lesson.” ImportantFactsAmericaInterestDealsIssuesLessonsDrawsConclusionRepeatsAddressesRegionsImportant LessonsMisadventure Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“I think we've misinterpreted some of the scriptures to justify the death penalty. So whereas a lot of folks in America feel like we can do far better justice - it's more expensive to do the death penalty than the alternatives - there's so many reasons that people come to the conclusion to abolish the death penalty.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonAmericaCan DoJusticeFolksScriptureConclusionAlternativesExpensiveJustifyPenaltiesDeath PenaltyAbolishMisinterpreted Author:Shane Claiborne
“Artificial intelligence uses a complex set of rules - algorithms - to get to a conclusion. A computer has to calculate its way through all those rules, and that takes a lot of processing. So AI works best when a small computer is using it on a small problem - your car's anti-lock brakes are based on AI. Or you need to use a giant computer on a big problem - like IBM using a room-size machine to compete against humans on Jeopardy in 2011.” WayNeedsHumansUseProblemBigsRoomsCarComputerMachinesComplexesSizeConclusionGiantsArtificial IntelligenceArtificialLocksBig ProblemsProcessingAlgorithmsBrakeJeopardyIbmSmall Problems Author:Kevin Maney