"If they are, then the only ultimate truths are the particulars of concrete experience, and no postulate or general assumption is inherent in science until its proceedings become systematic, or the truths already reached give direction to further research."

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Source : Chauncey Wright (2000). “The Evolutionary Philosophy of Chauncey Wright”, p.109, A&C Black

Chauncey Wright

#Giving Quotes #Experience Quotes #Research Quotes

“A lot of trouble about prayer would disappear if only we realized - really realized - that we go to pray not because we love prayer, but because we love God.”
“When we hear a Mozart piano concerto today, we're most likely to hear the piano part played on a modern concert grand. In the hands of a professional pianist, such a piano can bury the strings and the winds and hold its own against the brass. But Mozart wasn't composing for a nine-foot-long, thousand-pound piano; he was composing for a five-and-a-half-foot-long, hundred-and-fifty-pound piano built from balsa wood and dental floss.”
“What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.”
“There's so much interaction between the crowd and the music that it's an incredible moment to be a part of.”
“One thing about this game: It's really frustrating. In hockey, if you team's losing, you can start a fight. You can get your frustrations out.”
“I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.”
“Love is a very ancient force, which served its purpose in its day but no longer is essential for the survival of the species.”
“If we didn't struggle through some things, we would never develop the strength and stamina we need to survive in this world.”

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