Willard Van Orman Quine Quotes

Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word.

Willard Van Orman Quine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MeaningEssenceWordObjectDivorced

I don't feel I'm better than any man out there or that I have anything to teach, and the more I learn about myself, the less comfortable I feel saying anything at all.

Andy Dunn

MyselfManSayingBetterFeelLearn

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

Anatole France

LifeManKnowWillAverageForever

If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed.

Stanley Kubrick

ThoughtWritten

As a youth, I was much more of a Zionist. But Israel was very different then. Israel's changed, and so have I.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

YouthMoreIsraelDifferentChanged

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

Robert Baden-Powell

ScoutCircumstancesSmiles

I'm a city boy.

Ron Perlman

CityBoy

We decided to speak publicly about suicide because we wanted to make a difference in other people's lives.

Luke Richardson

PeopleSpeakMake A DifferenceMake

I've never gone to comedy clubs.

Don Rickles

ComedyNeverGoneClubs

The Americans are very effective and action-driven.

Delphine Arnault

EffectiveVery

It's so funny because the roles that I've been offered in the indie film world have been similar to each other, and the roles that I've been offered in the TV world have been similar to each other, but the TV roles and the indie film roles have been completely different.

Courtney Ford

FunnyWorldFilmDifferentBeenTV

The writing process isn't something I'm in love with. I'm an illustrator who writes.

Chris Riddell

LoveWritingProcessSomethingWho

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.

Woody Harrelson

IdeasYouDownShootGoingCome

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