"Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live."

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Source : Hans Georg Gadamer, J. E. Malpas, Ulrich von Arnswald, Jens Kertscher (2002). “Gadamer's Century: Essays in Honor of Hans-Georg Gadamer”, p.315, MIT Press

Hans-Georg Gadamer

#Self Quotes #Long Quotes #Examination Quotes

“Only a fool never changes his mind.”
“I think what's important is to give space to the range of human experience.”

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“As long as I can stay creative and used my mind, it can be 20 hours a day. I sleep four hours, so I've got 20 hours.”
“Nothing, she now knew, could be defined in exclusion, and every bug, pencil, and grass blade was a dictionary in itself, requiring the definitions of all things to fulfill its own.”
“Hard work, studying and perseverance will get you no where in life......it's all about kissing ass”
“It's really important for actors to feel that they're more than something for hire.”

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“Within the period of human history we do not know of a single instance of the transformation of one species into another one. It may be claimed that the theory of descent is lacking, therefore, in the most essential feature that it needs to place the theory on a scientific basis, this must be admitted.”

Source : Thomas Hunt Morgan (1903). “Evolution and adaptation”
“I've realized that the only thing I'm interested in is the performance. If the performance is right, then I'm happy. You offer up the dialogue and then the performance comes around.”

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