"To think, it seems to me, is to hold an idea long enough to unlock and shape its power in the varied contexts of shared human knowledge."

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Source : Vera John-Steiner (1997). “Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking”, p.9, Oxford University Press

Vera John-Steiner

#Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Long Quotes

“Equally inured by moderation either state to bear, prosperous or adverse.”
“I was so used to doing old blues licks with the first three fingers. When I started using my pinky and finding more spread things, that's when I started getting my own style.”
“One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object.”
“If we truly want an innovative and creative renewable fuel industry, then it needs to be challenged. And if we create a set of protections that allow it to not be as creative and innovative as possible, then we aren't doing a service to the industry or to the people of this country.”

Source : "Energy Security". Council on Foreign Relations meeting, www.cfr.org. October 12, 2006.
“I always say leave things at the door. Whether it's at your audition or at your house, leave the problems of the day away. Keep persevering, stick to yourself. Don't do what other people ask, do what you want!”
“At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as it is today.”

Source : "Why I Wrote PGP". Personal Website, www.philzimmermann.com. June 1991 (updated 1999).
“The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.”
“After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.”

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