Best Concepts Quotes

I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew. The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me that I can no longer call myself a man, a woman, an angel, or even a pure Soul. Love has befriended me so completely it has turned to ash and freed me of every concept and image my mind has ever known.

All these constructions and the laws connecting them can be arrived at by the principle of looking for the mathematically simplest concepts and the link between them.

I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

Many people dedicate their lives to actualizing a concept of what they should be like, rather than actualizing themselves. This difference between self-actualization and self-image actualization is very important. Most people live only for their image

Being a conservative also used to involve the concept of people being free to do whatever they want to do, as long as it doesn’t hurt somebody else. Conservatives used to be very libertarian.

Awareness of universals is called conceiving, and a universal of which we are aware is called a concept.

The principle of contradiction establishes merely the agreement of concepts, but does not itself produce concepts.

All our thoughts and concepts are called up by sense-experiences and have a meaning only in reference to these sense-experiences. On the other hand, however, they are products of the spontaneous activity of our minds; they are thus in no wise logical consequences of the contents of these sense-experiences. If, therefore, we wish to grasp the essence of a complex of abstract notions we must for the one part investigate the mutual relationships between the concepts and the assertions made about them; for the other, we must investigate how they are related to the experiences.

Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, actualize yourself.

Concepts vs. self-actualization. – Instead of dedicating your life to actualize a concept of what you should be like, ACTUALIZE YOURSELF. The process of maturing does not mean to become a captive of conceptualization. It is to come to the realization of what lies in our innermost selves.

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.

The biggest obstacle in interacting with China is the difference in perspectives about basic values. These include issues such as human rights, the concept of law and constitution.

New ideas are one of the most overrated concepts of our time. Most of the important ideas that we live with aren’t new at all.

Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth.

Sam, that’s a great concept. And maybe you believe it. But I’m black and I’m a lesbian, so let me tell you: From what I know? Personal experience? There are always lines.

That’s really part of being a grounded theory researcher – putting names to concepts and experiences that people have.

Justice is a concept. Muscle is the reality.

Time and time again we have experienced efforts directed toward this popular and simple concept of securing peace by means of disarmament.

[Good taste] is a nineteenth-century concept. And good taste has never really been defined. The effort of projecting ‘good taste’ is so studied that it offends me. No, I prefer to negate that. We have to put a period to so-called good taste.

Truth is a big concept.

Modernist architecture and town planning is inimical to human beings … based on the Darwinian concept that evolution is open ended, that there must always be something new and better.

The biographer who writes the life of his subjects self-concept passes through a fade into the inner house of life.

My dream concept is that I have a camera and I am trying to photograph what is essentially invisible. And every once in a while I get a glimpse of her and I grab that picture.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.

I’m so fascinated by the concept of teen pregnancy for some reason. Not that I condone it or promote it, but it’s just a very real thing in our country and culture.

The secret of living is to find a pivot, the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand.

Thinking is not the ability to manipulate language; it’s the ability to manipulate concepts.

I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

When I write a paper, I change my notation much more than I change my concepts.

Even in financial markets, the concept of market efficiency does not hold.

It’s a hard concept for me to wrap my head around to completely sacrifice any sort of love in your life, to never experience that on a personal level.

The very concept of solid ground is a myth. The galaxy itself is adrift.

You know, for a long time I have been of the opinion that artists don’t necessarily know what they’re doing. You don’t necessarily know what kind of universal concept you’re tapping into.

God forbid you sing about love. It’s a lost concept.

I’m fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment.