Truth arises more readily from error than from confusion. Francis Bacon Irish Artist More Francis Bacon Quotes 3
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds. George Santayana American Philosopher More George Santayana Quotes 3
The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion. Robert Frost American Poet More Robert Frost Quotes 1
Hitler and Mussolini were only the primary spokesmen for the attitude of domination and craving for power that are in the heart of almost everyone. Until the source is cleared, there will always be confusion and hate, wars and class antagonisms. Jiddu Krishnamurti Indian Philosopher More Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes 1
It was a weak spot in any nation to have a large body of disaffected people within its confusion. Zora Neale Hurston American Dramatist More Zora Neale Hurston Quotes 0
I noticed that there are no B batteries. I think that's to avoid confusion, cause if there were you wouldn't know if someone was stuttering. 'Yes, hello I'd like some b-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries!' and D-batteries that's hard for foreigners. 'Yes, I would like de batteries.' Demetri Martin American Comedian More Demetri Martin Quotes 0
It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought. Alice Miller Swiss Psychologist More Alice Miller Quotes 0
Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood. Henry Miller American Author More Henry Miller Quotes 0
Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung. John Milton English Poet More John Milton Quotes 0
I feel very comfortable with the way I look, and I feel very comfortable with the kind of confusion that it creates in people's minds. Brian Molko Belgian Musician More Brian Molko Quotes 0
Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives. Thomas S. Monson American Clergyman More Thomas S. Monson Quotes 0
I think this confusion leads intellectuals and artists themselves to believe that the elite arts and humanities are a kind of higher, exalted form of human endeavor. Steven Pinker Canadian Scientist More Steven Pinker Quotes 0
For the record, I am not an admitted homosexual, nor am I a homosexual, though I do know the lyrics to every show tune ever written, which might perhaps account for the confusion. John Podhoretz American Writer More John Podhoretz Quotes 0
If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. Lao Tzu Philosopher More Lao Tzu Quotes 0
It is equally demonstrable that so far as Texas is concerned, there have been equal confusion, insecurity and injustice in the administration of the State governments. William H. Wharton American Politician More William H. Wharton Quotes 0
In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word. Walt Whitman American Poet More Walt Whitman Quotes 0
Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion. Tony Snow American Journalist More Tony Snow Quotes 0
In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry. Christopher Wren English Architect More Christopher Wren Quotes 0
Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man. Edward Steichen American Photographer More Edward Steichen Quotes 0
When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. Herbert Spencer English Philosopher More Herbert Spencer Quotes 0
I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused. Baruch Spinoza Philosopher More Baruch Spinoza Quotes 0
My earlier poems were sadder than my poems are today, perhaps because I wrote them in confusion or when I was unhappy. But I am not a melancholy person, quite the contrary, no one enjoys laughing more than I do. Anne Stevenson American Poet More Anne Stevenson Quotes 0
We went 1-3-1 (on defense) and I think it caused a little bit of confusion because we hadn't shown it all year. We had to handle the ball a little bit better and knock a few shots down. I think it was just a matter of getting a stop here or there and getting a couple of scores. Aaron Meyer More Aaron Meyer Quotes 0
The absence of clear and consistent regulations... will undoubtedly lead to further confusion and unnecessary out-of-pocket expenses to cities and counties in Florida and throughout the country. Alcee Hastings More Alcee Hastings Quotes 0
,,,It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought. Alice Miller American Writer More Alice Miller Quotes 0