“I say then, that belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. This variety of terms, which may seem so unphilosophical, is intended only to express that act of the mind, which renders realities, or what is taken for such, more present to us than fictions, causes them to weigh more in the thought, and gives them a superior influence on the passions and imagination.” GivingMindMayRealitySeemsAblePassionBeliefCausesTermImaginationFictionTakenAtheismInfluenceObjectsPositive AtheismSuperiorsVarietyFirmConceptionSteadyVividLively Book:Essays and Treatises on several subjects, etc. New edition Source: Essays and Treatises on several subjects, etc. New edition
“Birds were flying from continent to continent long before we were. They reached the coldest place on Earth, Antarctica, long before we did. They can survive in the hottest of deserts. Some can remain on the wing for years at a time. They can girdle the globe. Now, we have taken over the earth and the sea and the sky, but with skill and care and knowledge, we can ensure that there is still a place on Earth for birds in all their beauty and variety - if we want to... And surely, we should.” IfsWantShouldYearsLongStillsCareEarthTakenSeaSkySkillsBirdWingsFlyingVarietyDesertContinentsGlobesHottestAntarcticaGirdles Author:David Attenborough
“The interpretation of thought as ""inner speech" has taken different forms, and has been used to clarify a variety of problems--thus problems pertaining to the logical forms of thought and the connection of thought with things.” ThinkingHas BeensDifferentProblemFormUsedTakenSpeechConnectionsVarietyThoughtfulLogicalInterpretationIntentionality Book:Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes Source: Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes
“Early Chinese thinkers had taken variety at face value. They had favored diversification and collected anomalies instead of trying to explain them away.” TryingFacesValuesTakenVarietyChineseThinkerAnomaliesDiversificationFace Value Author:Paul Feyerabend
“A third variety of drama ... begins as tragedy with scraps of fun in it ... and ends in comedy without mirth in it, the place of mirth being taken by a more or less bitter and critical irony.” EndsFunTakenComedyDramaThirdsTragedyCriticalBitterVarietyIronyScrapMirth Author:George Bernard Shaw
“I do try hard to pick roles that differ. I love that about the job. I think the variety that's out there is to be taken advantage of and I enjoy that element of shape shifting with everything.” ThinkingTryingHardJobsEnjoyRolesTakenShapesElementsPicksAdvantageVarietyShiftingTaken Advantage Author:Emily Blunt