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Description Quotes

The world is out there, but descriptions of the world are not.

Richard Rorty (1989). “Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity”, p.5, Cambridge University Press

Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.

"The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons From Extraordinary Lives". Book by Katie Couric, www.today.com. 2011.

I regret very much that I have painted a picture that requires any description.

On being asked about the meaning of a painting by a dealer. Quoted by Andrea Bennett in the NewYork Times Book Review, 15 Sep 1991.

What we need now is the description of the "describer" or, in other words, we need a theory of the observer.

Heinz von Foerster (2007). “Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition”, p.247, Springer Science & Business Media

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

"Dhani Harrison Talks New Band, Beatles Video Game" by Gary Graff, www.billboard.com. March 11, 2009.

Damn description, it is always disgusting.

Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.2596, Delphi Classics

That still feels like the most accurate description - I felt homesick, but I was home.

Sarah Silverman (2010). “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee”, p.34, Faber & Faber