Quotes about Stating

Life is not a miracle. It is a natural phenomenon, and can be expected to appear whenever there is a planet whose conditions duplicate those of the earth.[Stating how planets supporting life cannot be rare.] Votes: 3

Bush is good at stating the obviously untrue. Votes: 2

Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person. Votes: 2

With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.' Votes: 2

I have no problem with commenters stating strong opinions, except for my usual annoyance with people who don't agree with me. Votes: 2

I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis. Votes: 2

It is not meant that the artist, in arriving at truth, must follow the way of the scientist, or, in stating it, the way of the philosopher. Votes: 2

When I was 10, my father had to go to the local library to sign a release form stating that I was allowed to borrow books from the adult section. Votes: 2

The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it. Votes: 2

Even on the drum level, it's all about stating your theme, going back to certain things that need to be emphasized, not doing fills for the sake of doing fills. Votes: 2

All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former. Votes: 2

They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party. Votes: 2

I'm sick of people sittin' in chairs stating their problems. Then we roll the videotape... then we have our experts on the topic... I'm in the 'What's next?' phase of my career. Votes: 2

To say that only those businesses affected with a public interest may be regulated is but another way of stating that all those businesses which may be regulated are affected with a public interest. Votes: 2

One danger, when you're writing lots of quick, opinionated blog items about the latest developments, is that you never get around to stating fully, in one place, what you think about a particular topic. Votes: 2

Any writer my age almost can't get away from being influenced by Kurt Vonnegut, partially because of his simple, clear way of stating things. To read Vonnegut is to learn how to use economy words. Votes: 2

The clear problem of the outlawing of insult is that too many things can be interpreted as such. Criticism, ridicule, sarcasm, merely stating an alternative point of view to the orthodoxy, can be interpreted as insult. Votes: 2

It's easy in a novel to be completely unambiguous about the relationship between animal and daemon simply by stating it outright; whereas you get very few opportunities to do this in an elegant way in a film. Votes: 2

As you suggested I have in the following disputed certain passages, trusting you will do me the justice either to modify the same or add a note in the new edition stating that I dispute,' etc. Votes: 2

The very gradual reductions in my weight which I am able to show, may be interesting to many, and I have great pleasure in stating them, believing that they serve to demonstrate further the merit of the system pursued. Votes: 2

In stating the principles which regulate exchangeable value and price, we should carefully distinguish between those variations which belong to the commodity itself, and those which are occasioned by a variation in the medium in which value is estimated, or price expressed. Votes: 2

I don't want to create controversy; I just have an opinion on things, and there is nothing wrong with stating your opinion if you are asked. Everyone wants that right, and because you are famous doesn't mean you have less of a right. Votes: 2

I am not making spiteful assertions now but merely stating the facts-that, for instance, among Hungarian generals there is such a considerable percentage of men of German origin, who of course had, in most cases, to alter their names if they wanted to get anywhere. Votes: 2

The kinds of truth that art gives us many, many times are small truths. They don't have the resonance of an encyclical from the Pope stating an eternal truth, but they partake of the quality of eternity. There is a sort of timeless delight in them. Votes: 2

I know without our fans and the devotion of our fans we wouldn't be here. I don't mean to put them down, but I'm just stating a fact that it is hard to play to people that see you all the time and it takes a lot of fun out of it in some ways. Votes: 2

Worshipping the Lord means giving Him the place that he must have; worshipping the Lord means stating, believing - not only by our words - that He alone truly guides our lives; worshipping the Lord means that we are convinced before Him that He is the only God, the God of our lives, the God of our history. Votes: 2

Paradox implies that stating a contradiction disposes of it. Votes: 0

Don't ever get angry at a man for stating the truth. Votes: 0

I'm a strong believer in stating your position and not wavering. Votes: 0

Next time I'll pat you on the freaking back for stating the obvious. Votes: 0

Too bad we don't have a flashlight." "Thanks for stating the obvious, Mr. Thomas," Minho replied. Votes: 0

Intellectual honesty consists in stating the precise conditions under which one will give up one's belief. Votes: 0

When you say I committed adultery, are you stating before the marriage of 1996 or prior to? Votes: 0

All error, not merely verbal, is a strong way of stating that the current truth is incomplete. Votes: 0

Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people. Votes: 0

The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. Votes: 0

There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know. Votes: 0

Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship. Votes: 0

He's a winner. There's no doubt about that, and it's stating the obvious to say that he's a tremendous talent. (on David Beckham) Votes: 0

You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist. Votes: 0

I wish every Republican wanted to impeach [Jeorge W.] Bush , but people don't agree with this. He's stating a fact about what he believes. Votes: 0

Would you buy a book proudly stating on the cover that its reader is a dummy? Or would you think "of course it's ironic"? Votes: 0

Kids are dying from causes of sexual activity. You're not going to find a tombstone stating that Frankie died because he was a virgin. Votes: 0

A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question." Charles Darwin Votes: 0

Many investigators feel uneasy stating in public that the origin of life is a mystery, even though behind closed doors they admit they are baffled. Votes: 0

Forgiveness is not saying that the one who hurt you was right. Forgiveness is stating that God is faithful and he will do what is right. Votes: 0

One of the things Ford Prefect had always found hardest to understand about humans was their habit of continually stating and repeating the very very obvious. Votes: 0

Thomas Jefferson declared, stating that he was speaking on behalf of the other founding fathers, ...(that) we should build a wall between the church and state. Votes: 0

I regret very much to hear so many people, many of my own countrymen, predicting war, stating that Europe is preparing and arming for such a conflict. Votes: 0

I feel like politics have always informed what I do. If you know anything about my music, you know I've never been shy about stating how I vote. Votes: 0

In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision. Votes: 0

You always have to be available for people, and you have to be clearly stating what you want to see, in so many disciplines, all at the same time. Votes: 0

We will never get anywhere with our finances till we pass a law saying...every time we appropriate something, we...pass another bill...stating where the money is coming from. Votes: 0

What is truth? I think stating a truth could be dangerous, because we are locking something in and therefore making it harder for ourselves to change beyond that certain thought or concept. Votes: 0

My mother would like me to start all interviews by stating that she and my father are perfectly normal. They are proud of me, and as perplexed as anyone by my novels. Votes: 0

Donald Trump is taking flak from the media, establishment republicans and all the democrats for merely stating the obvious and the truth: Vladimir Putin is much more of a leader than President Obama. Votes: 0

Forgive me for stating the obvious, but the world is made up of all kinds of people. Other people have their own value to live by, and the same holds true with me. Votes: 0

To say that only those businesses affected with a public interest may be regulated is but another way of stating that all those businesses which may be regulated are affected with a public interest. Votes: 0

The first law of history is to dread uttering a falsehood; the next is not to fear stating the truth; lastly, the historian's writings should be open to no suspicion of partiality or animosity. Votes: 0

The next time I date someone, I want a signed Affidavit with a penalty for perjury stating that there is no one else in his life, and that it is over with his ex. Votes: 0

Not all, but too many of the best writers, composers, and artists of our time begin to be acclaimed only when they no longer have anything to say and take to performing instead of stating. Votes: 0

Today Eratosthenes' method [of calculating the circumference of the earth] seems almost banal ... yet it is inaccessible to prescientific civilizations, and in all of Antiquity not a single Latin author succeeded in stating it coherently. Votes: 0