“The first attempts to consider the behavior of so-called "random neural nets" in a systematic way have led to a series of problems concerned with relations between the "structure" and the "function" of such nets. The "structure" of a random net is not a clearly defined topological manifold such as could be used to describe a circuit with explicitly given connections. In a random neural net, one does not speak of "this" neuron synapsing on "that" one, but rather in terms of tendencies and probabilities associated with points or regions in the net.” WayFirstsDoeProblemUsedSpeakGivenTermBehaviorConcernedConnectionsFunctionRelationStructureSeriesTendenciesDefinedRegionsProbabilitySystematicCircuitsNeuronsManifold Author:Anatol Rapoport
“It can be much harder to be on the receiving end of a transaction than to be the one who gets to give. In fact, being given to can mean being taken from. There is a very strong connection between pride and giving, and those who do the giving get to feel that they are worthy, while those who are given to often feel that they are not.” GivingFeelsMeanEndsFactsStrongGivenTakenPrideConnectionsHarderWorthyVery StrongReceivingTransactionsStrong Connection Author:Merle Shain
“We should expect hope's reciprocity as a natural flowering of the life of hope. Helping others and nurturing hope is expressive of hopefulness itself. It is an extension of the hopeful self to reach out to others, promoting the connection of agency and the enrichment of horizons of meaning. Hope's reciprocity grows out of the very social nature of hope; we thus frequently see it live in family relations, in intimacy, in love. And so hope spreads. This spreading should not surprise us; like love, it is freely given, fostered, and nurtured.” ShouldSelfHelpingGivenSocialGrowsNaturalConnectionsRelationSurpriseSpreadHelping OthersIntimacyAgencyHopefulHorizonReach OutExtensionsPromotingNurturingReciprocityExpressiveLike LoveFloweringHopefulnessEnrichment Author:Patrick Shade
“I've always felt some kind of connection to people who are kind of over-smart. People who over-think things to the point of some sort of paralysis, and I think that certainly can be me on any given day.” PeopleThinkingKindGivenFeltSmartConnectionsSmart PeopleParalysis Author:Noah Baumbach
“The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe. It must nestle everywhere, settle everywhere, establish connections everywhere. The bourgeoisie has, through its exploitation of the world market, given a cosmopolitan character to production and consumption in every country. To the great chagrin of reactionaries, it has drawn from under the feet of industry the national ground on which it stood.” WorldNeedsCountryCharacterGivenFeetProductsIndustryConnectionsProductionsSurfaceSettlingConsumptionExploitationGlobesConsumerismExpandingOverconsumptionReactionariesBourgeoisieChagrin Author:Karl Marx
“Given that most movies are bad, and that there are whole categories and sub-categories of badness - the sequel, the Madonna Movie, the Friday 13th Series, or Movies Starring John Travolta Before Pulp Fiction - it is almost impossible to choose a single film for worst movie of all time. But strangely, I do have a nomination and I believe it is actually the worst movie ever made. It is Boxing Helena. The director is David Lynch's daughter, and the film comes with the almost insane-making faults that the family connection might imply.” BelieveMadeWholeMightFilmGivenI BelieveFictionImpossibleWorstDirectorsDaughterConnectionsFaultsSeriesInsaneAll TimeMade ItBoxingCategoriesFridayMovie StarSequelsNominationsBadnessPulpWorst MovieFamily Connections Author:Andrew O'Hagan
“Research at the subatomic quantum level reveals an invisible connection between all particles and all members of a given species. This oneness is being demonstrated in remarkable scientific discoveries. The findings show that physical distance, what we think of as empty space, does not preclude a connection by invisible forces. Obviously there exist invisible connections between our thoughts and our actions. We do not deny this, even though the connection is impervious to our senses.” ThinkingDoeShowsActionGivenForceSpaceLevelsMembersFindingsResearchDiscoveryEmptyConnectionsDistanceSpeciesDenySensesInvisibleOnenessRemarkableQuantumOur ThoughtsOur ActionsParticlesEmpty SpaceScientific DiscoveryImpervious Author:Wayne Dyer
“Given her lack of experience, does anyone doubt that Ms. Miers's only qualification to be a Supreme Court justice is her close connection to the president? Would the president have ever picked her if she had not been his lawyer, his close confidante, and his adviser?” IfsDoeGivenPresidentJusticeDoubtConnectionsCourtLawyerSupremeSupreme CourtQualificationsAdviserSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Randy Barnett
“Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.” WayMeanGivenStarsBrainConnectionsBillionsGalaxyTissuesNeuronsMilky Way Book:Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain Source: Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain
“I am interested in the political economy of institutional power relationships in transition. The question is one of "reconstructive" communities as a cultural, as well as a political, fact: how geographic communities are structured to move in the direction of the next vision, along with the question of how a larger system - given the power and cultural relationships - can move toward managing the connections between the developing communities. There are many, many hard questions here - including, obviously, ones related to ecological sustainability and climate change.” WellsHardFactsMovingPoliticalNextGivenCommunityVisionEconomyConnectionsClimateClimate ChangeIncludingDevelopingRelatedTransitionSustainabilityEcologicalPolitical EconomyHard QuestionsPower Relationships Author:Gar Alperovitz
“Given how we know Russia feels about the State Department, seeing what`s happening to the State Department under this current [Donald Trump] administration is worrying and raises all sorts of questions about the connections between this current administration and Russia.” KnowsFeelsStatesGivenWorrySeeingTrumpHappeningsConnectionsRaisesCurrentsRussiaAdministrationDepartment Author:Rachel Maddow
“People today sometimes get uncomfortable with empirical claims that seem to clash with their political assumptions, often because they haven't given much thought to the connections.” PeopleSometimesSeemsTodayPoliticalGivenHavensConnectionsClaimsUncomfortableAssumptionClash Author:Steven Pinker
“God has given to every one of us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Now why would God give us such a complex organ system unless He expects us to use it?” InspirationalGivingGodUseGivenBrainWise WordsConnectionsComplexesBillionsCellsOrgansFourteenNeurosurgeonsNeurosurgery Author:Benjamin Carson
“The kiss was the definition of perfect. True, it lacked the heat, the passion, the breathlessness of the living-world kiss she had given Milos, but this had something greater. More than a flash of fire, it had an unbreakable, perhaps eternal bond of connection. Mikey had transformed back into himself by the end of the kiss, and the moment their lips parted he knew, as he should have known long, long ago, that no one - not Milos, not another Afterlight, not anyone in any world - could ever come between him and Allie, from now until the day they met their maker.” WorldShouldLongEndsMomentsPassionGivenPerfectKnownFireGreaterMetsKissingEternalConnectionsShould HaveLipsDefinitionsHeatMakersTransformedFlashLong AgoUnbreakableShould Have KnownMikey Author:Neal Shusterman
“That’s what the human brain is there for—to turn the chaos of given experience into a set of manageable symbols. Sometimes the symbols correspond fairly closely to some of the aspects of the external reality behind our experience; then you have science and common sense. Sometimes, on the contrary, the symbols have almost no connection with external reality; then you have paranoia and delirium. More often there’s a mixture, part realistic and part fantastic; that’s religion.” HumansSometimesRealityTurnsGivenCommonBehindsBrainAspectConnectionsChaosContraryCommon SenseSymbolsFantasticRealisticMixturesParanoiaHuman BrainDeliriumManageable Author:Aldous Huxley
“Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.” InspirationalHumansUseLife IsGivenGreaterPlanetsConflictConnectionsTinyMeaningfulScalesUnhappyHuman LifeFollyCosmosCompanionGuestsMeaningful LifeVisitorsShort TimeAlone TimeLimited Time Author:Dalai Lama
“I'd realized then just how strong our connection was, how perfectly we understood each other. I'd been skeptical about people being soul mates in the past, but at that moment, I knew it was true. And the emotional connection had come a physical one. Dimitri and I had finally given in to the attraction. We'd sworn we never would, but... well, our feelings were just too strong. Staying away from each other had turned out to be impossible. ~Rose, Pg.74” PeopleWellsSoulMomentsFeelingsPastStrongGivenImpossibleEmotionalUnderstoodConnectionsRoseAttractionStayingThat MomentMatesSkepticalSoul MateDimitriEmotional ConnectionAway From Each OtherBlood Promise Book:Vampire Academy Source: Vampire Academy
“In the final, the positive, state, the mind has given over the vain search after absolute notions, the origin and destination of the universe, and the causes of phenomena, and applies itself to the study of their laws - that is, their invariable relations of succession and resemblance. Reasoning and observation, duly combined, are the means of this knowledge. What is now understood when we speak of an explanation of facts is simply the establishment of a connection between single phenomena and some general facts.” KnowsMindMeanStatesFactsLawScienceUniverseSpeakGivenCausesKnowledgeStudyUnderstoodConnectionsRelationAbsolutesNotionFinalsObservationVainExplanationReasoningDestinationEstablishmentSuccessionResemblance Author:Auguste Comte
“Feelings are you inner guidance system-your emotional compass. When you allow this compass to direct your actions you build self-trust. When you feel hungry, you eat. When you feel tired, you rest. When you feel lonely, you reach out for a connection to others. In this most basic way your feelings link you with the wisest part of yourself. They tell you what you need to know at any given moment.” KnowsWayNeedsFeelsSelfMomentsFeelingsActionSpiritualGivenEmotionalDirectLonelyConnectionsTiredHungryGuidanceLinksReach OutCompassWisestFeeling LonelySelf Trust Author:Cheryl Richardson