“We didn't understand irony yet in the '80s; we just kind of existed at face value, so there was no nerd cool yet because the digital revolution was still in its infancy.” KindStillsFacesValuesRevolutionIronyDigital80sNerdInfancyFace ValueDigital Revolution Author:Chris Hardwick
“If I were to give one piece of advice, I would say to never accept anything that you hear or see at face value. As a general rule of thumb, then the more you question, the better.” IfsGivingFacesValuesAcceptingPiecesAdviceThumbsOne PieceFace Value Author:Ernest Gaines
“Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never be fooled. It's not as cynical as it sounds; it's just that people always say something for a reason-maybe a nice reason, maybe a devious reason-so on that level, you can't take things at face value.” PeopleBelieveReasonFacesValuesSoundLevelsNiceGuaranteesCynicalCynicismFooledCynicDeviousFace Value Author:David Hyde Pierce
“If the modern spirit, whatever that may be, is disinclined towards taking the Lord's word at its face value (as I hear is the case), we may observe that Isaiah's testimony to the character of the masses has strong collateral support from respectable Gentile authority. Plato lived into the administration of Eubulus, when Athens was at the peak of its jazz-and-paper era, and he speaks of the Athenian masses with all Isaiah's fervency, even comparing them to a herd of ravenous wild beasts.” IfsMayCharacterFacesSpiritValuesSpeakStrongLordCasesSupportModernAuthorityPaperMassJazzAdministrationErasCompareBeastPlatoTestimonyRespectableHerdsAthensWild BeastsGentilesCollateralFace ValueAthenians Author:Albert J. Nock
“If people I've never met or don't know say that what I've written or done or said means anything to them, then I'm happy to take it at face value, for once. It cheers me up.” PeopleIfsKnowsMeanSaidDoneFacesValuesWrittenMetsCheerFace ValueCheer Me Up Author:Christopher Hitchens
“I try to take people at face value and then beyond, taking them out of face value and out of the category of being Black, Latino, Asian, White, Jewish, Muslim or Christian or Atheist, none of that matters to me.” PeopleTryingMatterChristianFacesValuesBlackWhiteAtheistCategoriesAsianLatinoFace Value Author:Immortal Technique
“As far as horses go, people will ask about one breed versus another. I have to tell you, I really don't have any prejudice one way or another. I treat every horse at face value, how he/she is as an individual.” PeopleWayFacesValuesAsksIndividualTreatsHorsePrejudiceOne WayVersusFace Value Author:Buck Brannaman
“If you actually read the Bible, you can see there's a whole lot more information in there than the way we interpret the Bible. Because there are single lines in the Bible where if you just take them at face-value, they don't make any sense whatsoever in the world we see, we know, and we understand.” IfsKnowsWorldWayWholeFacesValuesLinesInformationFace ValueSingle Line Author:Russell Crowe