Willard Van Orman Quine Quotes

Uncritical semantics is the myth of a museum in which the exhibits are meanings and the words are labels. To switch languages is to change the labels.

Willard Van Orman Quine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 25, 1908 - December 25, 2000

Topics

ChangeWordsMuseumMythSwitch

I love religion.

Jessica Simpson

LoveReligionI Love

I don't pass judgment on anybody, but personally, I prefer a more natural look. I think it's helping my longevity in my career because I'm playing my age.

Andie MacDowell

AgeThinkLookCareerLongevity

I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

Ang Lee

PeopleThinkMoviesCircumstances

I tell my writing students that everything is material; just pay attention.

Tony Earley

WritingAttentionPay AttentionPay

The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Robert Fogel

BusinessBlameCreditYouPerson

I reject the notion that one should feel guilty about what you don't know.

Rumaan Alam

FeelYouGuiltyKnowShouldNotion

It's nice to have a safe place to have a conversation going; whether it's a friend or family member, you can use 'Queer Eye' as an entry point to have a conversation that's meaningful.

Jonathan Van Ness

FamilyFriendEyeYouConversation

My parents never referenced Ethiopia that much, largely because of the circumstances under which we left. We left during a time of political upheaval, and there was a lot of loss that came with that, so my parents were reluctant to talk about those things. So I had, by and large, an American childhood.

Dinaw Mengestu

TimeChildhoodParentsPolitical

I've knocked people out from the clinch. I've submitted people from armbars, Kimura, last-second armbars. I've knocked people out with one-hand punch.

Demetrious Johnson

PeopleOutPunchKnockedSubmitted

It's like, hmm, there's people with $2000 weaves that could have bought health care with that weave money. They don't have insurance. People want what they want. And I guess that is a reason we have this big credit card problem and a lot of these foreclosures.

Chris Rock

HealthMoneyPeopleCareProblem

Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.

Conrad Black

WealthNeverChiefThing

We watch a lot of Discovery Channel, shows like 'The Biggest Loser' and even 'Amazing Race.' You learn a lot about the world, it's fun and nobody's interested in beating anybody down. And then the opposite: I'm a huge fan of 'Survivor.'

Alison Sweeney

FunAmazingWorldLearnLoserYou

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