"Why should it not be the whole function of a word to denote many things?"

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Source : "Philosophical Papers". Book by J. L. Austin, edited by James Opie Urmson, Geoffrey James Warnock, p. 38, 1979.

J. L. Austin

#Should Quotes #Function Quotes

“We believe we can't attract to ourselves what we want because we think we are separate from God, and whether we are able to manifest anything is dependent upon whether God wants us to do that or not.”
“It allows you to say things that sound very dramatic and get away with it. If you had characters in modern fiction say the same things as they're driving down the street in an Oldsmobile they'd sound ludicrous!”
“I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed. I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me.”
“Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority.”
“Iâ€™ve always seen you, angel. From the moment you found me, Iâ€™ve seen nothing but you.”
“The desire of representation exists only insofar as the original is always deferred. It is only in the absence of the original that representation can take place.”

Source : Douglas Crimp, Louise Lawler (1995). “On the Museum's Ruins”, p.119, MIT Press
“Now that I am a Christian I do have moods in which the whole thing looks improbable: but when I was an atheist I had moods in which Christianity looked terribly probable.”
“The eyes of the social herd, who always observe little things, and generally form from them their opinions of great affairs.”

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