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Everything that starts from at least two elements towards an infinite number of elements has the opposability characteristic. The big difference consists of the fact that, in this opposability, starting from a higher level or from one equal to...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about origin, infinite, numbers, world

To define an opposite, it’s necessary to have only one opposable element, and in the worlds where there are more than two opposable elements, the singularity of the opposable element in comparison with the other disappears, in the sense that Life...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about order, death, common sense, sense, life

More than this, it is well-known from our own experience of our senses that we cannot speak of a reference without a referent or a reference. In any reference there must be two or more elements, as in any dream there must be another world from...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about experience, dream, contentment, world

From the point of view of the opposabilities it is clear that the Only one and the singular in opposability appears with a minimum of two elements which is strict and unique through the fact that there can no longer be another singular...

Quote by Sorin Cerin about philosophy, infinite

A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, ...

A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature.

Quote by Guillaume Apollinaire about art, nature

His life was gentle, and the elements.

His life was gentle, and the elements.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy, life

Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction.

Quote by Charles Babbage about genius, knowledge, country, good, good luck

A good editor-and I don't claim to be one-can deduce the ideal elements of a writer's style and story and administer the necessary guidance to trick the writer into revealing it.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers, style, ideal, good, good luck

The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was...

The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about order

I knew that I would always be a second-rate Guess Who because I didn't have all of the elements and machinery working on my own, which took (The Guess Who) about eight or nine years to get going.

Quote by Randy Bachman

An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.

Quote by Walter Bagehot about judgment

And more than that, when elements within the British and Irish establishments and rejectionist unionism delayed progress, it was the IRA leadership which authorised a number of significant initiatives to enhance the peace process.

Quote by Gerry Adams about leadership, progress, numbers, peace

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

Quote by Joseph Addison about immortality, celebrity, stars, youth, sun, age, olderness, nature

The essential element in personal magnetism is a...

The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do.

Quote by Bruce Barton about sincerity, essential, faith, work

The popularity of that baby-faced boy, who possessed not even the elements of a good actor, was a hallucination in the public mind, and a disgrace to our theatrical history.

Quote by Bruce Barton about history, actors, public, mind, good, good luck

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without...

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.

Quote by Michael Bolton

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

Quote by Michael Bolton about contentment

Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about creation, intelligence, children

There was a Jewish element to all that, and the creators...

There was a Jewish element to all that, and the creators of all these golden age comic books, many of them were Jewish kids.

Quote by Michael Chabon about books, age, olderness

I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not.

Quote by Joe Cocker about nation, contentment, people

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