#concept

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. ↗

— Umberto Eco

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We have been so pleased with the response to our unique schools in the Nashville area, and we are confident that other areas will embrace our concept, as well. ↗

— Scott Thompson

#areas #been #concept #confident #embrace

It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#conception #elude #find #forever #harmonious

The concept of being a locavore, or one who chooses whenever possible to incorporate locally grown or locally produced food into one's nutrition plan, is of great importance. ↗

— Tyler Florence

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The Science Coalition, which grew out of an initial concept at Harvard and at MIT, has now grown to an informal group of about 60 research universities. ↗

— Charles Vest

#coalition #concept #grew #group #grown

I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. ↗

— Clyde Tombaugh

#anything #being #being famous #concepts #curiosity

In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once you spend your money on something, you can't spend it again on something else. ↗

— Malcolm Turnbull

#concepts #cost #economics #else #idea

The concept of war crimes is an American invention. ↗

— George Wald

#concept #crimes #invention #war

If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#blatant #error #misconception #really #see

The concept of minimum wage is crazy, if you really stop to think about it. If $8 an hour seems right, why not $20 an hour? If it's coming by order of the government, why stop at any level? Why not just say everyone should get what Gates gets? ↗

— Malcolm Wallop

#any #coming #concept #crazy #everyone