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Notion Quotes - Page 4

Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.

Mutual commitment to ideals - yes; the stifling of all dissenting notions - no.

Norman Lamm (2002). “Seventy Faces: Articles of Faith”, p.222, KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

When our beliefs are based on our own direct experience of reality and not on notions offered by others, no one can remove these beliefs from us.

Thich Nhat Hanh (2007). “Living Buddha, Living Christ 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.135, Penguin

To be or not to be is not the question. The question is whether you can transcend these notions.

Thich Nhat Hanh (2000). “Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers”, p.27, Penguin

A mother is beyond any notion of a beginning. That's what makes her a mother.

Meghan O'Rourke (2011). “The Long Goodbye: A Memoir”, p.16, Penguin

General notions are generally wrong.

Letter to her husband Edward Wortley Montagu, 28 March 1710, in Robert Halsband (ed.) 'The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu' vol. 1 (1965) p. 24

The notion of the competitiveness of countries, on the model of the competitiveness of companies, is nonsense.

Martin Wolf (2004). “Why Globalization Works”, p.268, Yale University Press

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.

"I met Lou Reed - and he was charm personified" by Hanna Hanra, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2013.

I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing.

"Leader of the Free World" by Gary Rivlin, www.wired.com. November 01, 2003.

The vast unfathomable sea Is but a Notion-unto me.

Lewis Carroll (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)”, p.1695, Delphi Classics

Wellbeing is a notion that entails our values about the good life, and questions of values are not ultimately scientific questions.

"Can happiness be measured?". Interview with Susanna Rustin, www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2012.