"If you desire to see, learn how to act."

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Source : Heinz Von Foerster (1984). “Observing Systems”

Heinz von Foerster

#Vision Quotes #Desire Quotes

“[It] is no longer a matter of taste or opinion...it is plain experimental evidence.”
“Apologizing for our past sins may reveal character and for a time lessen anti-Americanism abroad, but if it is done without acknowledging that the sins of America are the sins of mankind, and that our remedies are so often exceptional, then it only earns transitory applauseâ€”and a more lasting contempt that we ourselves do not believe in the values we profess.”

Source : Victor Davis Hanson (2010). “The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern”, p.48, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“Katsa didn't think a person should thank her for not causing pain. Causing joy was worthy of thanks, and causing pain worthy of disgust. Causing neither was neither, it was nothing, and nothing didn't warrant thanks.”

Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.134, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“It looks like a miniature hippopotamus with badly-fitting panty hose all over.”
“I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.”
“Thus, gender ideology no only creates ides about femininity but it also shapes conceptions of masculinity.”
“Let those who believe, believe. Let those who doubt, doubt.”

Source : Lisa See (2011). “Peony in Love”, p.258, A&C Black
“Children instinctively know that the more laughter we have in our lives, the better.”

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