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Susanne Langer Quotes

A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.

Susanne Langer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: December 20, 1895 - July 17, 1985

Topics

Situation Us Signal Understood Idea

We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

Joel Osteen

People You Mercy Know Mean Need

I want to be the best mum and I want everything to be perfect - I want a fairy tale really.

Jennifer Ellison

Best Fairy Tale Perfect Want Fairy

A lot of actors, they know the camera's there, and if somebody moves around or makes noise or whatever then they get all distracted, but I pretty much lock in. You can't distract me too much.

Meat Loaf

Me Camera You Too Much Know Noise

I remember when I first came out as an artist, back in 2004 or 2005, the record label used to take me to all the radio stations and just have me sit in, like, their lunchroom or their conference room, and play for the whole staff. Just to introduce them to me so they would play my records.

John Legend

Me Remember Artist Back Play Radio

You can be a mason and build 50 buildings, but it doesn't mean you can design one.

John Malkovich

Design You Buildings Build Mean

'Happy Feet' has many felicities.

Robert Gottlieb

Happy Feet Many

I would love to study guitar or trumpet.

Amy Winehouse

Love Guitar Study Trumpet Would

If I'm in something funny, I like to try and find some kind of serious line in it that people can relate to.

Ron Livingston

Funny People Find Serious Kind Try

Violence in film and television is an ongoing conversation, and I like eavesdropping on it, but I'm never sure what my opinion is. I like watching creative violence, but I don't know.

Ruth Negga

Creative Opinion Violence Television

Skeptics question the validity of a particular claim by calling for evidence to prove or disprove it.

Michael Shermer

Prove Question Evidence Claim

Technically, you can learn everything on the set as an assistant director, and rather quickly.

Milos Forman

Learn You Director Everything Rather

I think that Jews - because they are a distinct, gifted and successful group that differentiates itself from societies in which it lives - are vulnerable wherever the rule of law is not paramount.

Louis Begley

Law Think Rule Of Law Group Wherever