"When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God."

-- Kenneth Lee Pike

#Principles Quotes #Conformity Quotes #Abstract Quotes

“It has been rightly said that what a critic wants to understand he must, at one time, have deeply loved, even if only for a fleeting moment.”
“We always get back to old soul singers like Nina Simone, and how her recordings sound. Also new music like Tobacco, or people that use a mixture of analog and electronic music.”

Source : Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. March 7, 2013.
“This isn't just 'the way things are.' This is the way you made them. This is the result of your choices, your actions. Yours.”

Source : Andrew Klavan (2009). “Empire of Lies”, p.127, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You can tell a lot about a person by how excited they are to do the Macarena.”
“If you want to understand how a lion hunts, don't go to the zoo. Go to the jungle.”
“Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.”
“Treat your career like a bad boyfriend... Your career wont take care of you. It won't call you back or introduce you to its parents. Your career will openly flirt with other people while you are around... You have to care about your work, but not about the result. You have to care about how good you are and how good you feel, but not about how good people think you are or how good people think you look.”
“The faith that stands on authority is not faith.”

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