Top 10 Referring Quotes

We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.

We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.

Gregory Bateson

World, Clear, Referring

Jurgen Ruesch, Gregory Bateson (2006). “Communication: The Social Matrix of Psychiatry”, p.238, Transaction Publishers

Referring to Palestinian refugees: "We must do everything in our power to ensure that they never return.

David Ben-Gurion

Return, Palestinian Refugees, Referring

Always, always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.

J. D. Salinger

Ego, Littles, Referring

j.d. salinger (1961). “franny and zooey”

When somebody talks about home, you have to listen carefully so you know exactly which one the person is referring to.

NoViolet Bulawayo

Home, Persons, Referring

When referring to an individual, including yourself, never use the word 'just'.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Use, Individual, Referring

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

Angela Davis

Democracy, Wonder, Referring

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. [Referring to the theory that over-production caused the Depression]

Winston Churchill

Theory, Curse, Referring

If you call yourself a non-believer, you're referring to disbelief in something, and you're acknowledging that there is something to believe in or not.

William Friedkin

Believe, Disbelief, Referring

Interview with The A.V. Club, film.avclub.com. September 9, 2007.

By the way, I've decided to start referring to myself exclusively as 'Daddy.' Everytime Daddy would otherwise say 'I' or 'Me,' Daddy is now going to say 'Daddy.

John Green

Daddy, Way, Referring

John Green (2008). “An Abundance of Katherines”, p.95, Penguin