"It has been said: The whole is more than the sum of its parts. It is more correct to say that the whole is something else than the sum of its parts, because summing up is a meaningless procedure, whereas the whole-part relationship is meaningful."

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Source : Kurt Koffka (1999). “Principles of Gestalt Psychology”, p.176, Psychology Press

Kurt Koffka

#Meaningful Quotes #Said Quotes #Procedures Quotes

“Loving myself exactly where I am is the only way to get where I'm going”
“Atheism deprives superstition of its stand ground, and compels Theism to reason for its existence”

Source : George Jacob Holyoake (1896). “The Origin and Nature of Secularism: Showing that where Freethought Commonly Ends Secularism Begins”
“I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.”
“I lived with my mother all my life until she died, and I don't really think I knew her, because I was always using her as my mother, if you know what I mean.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue”
“Landscape is history made visible.”
“My mission in life is to try and get to a point where my insides world is not affected by the outside world.”

Source : "Jeremy Jackson Up Close and Personal From Hollywood to Humble". Interview with Alexandra Holzer, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 09, 2012.
“I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale.”

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