#explanation

Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics. ↗

— Steven Pinker

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And the actual achievements of biology are explanations in terms of mechanisms founded on physics and chemistry, which is not the same thing as explanations in terms of physics and chemistry. ↗

— Michael Polanyi

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But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny. ↗

— Paul Ricoeur

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When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. ↗

— Pat Riley

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The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in. ↗

— Eric Roberts

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Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation. ↗

— Will Rogers

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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

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What happened?" Bailey asks. "That is somewhat difficult to explain," Tsukiko answers. "It is a long and complicated story." "And you're not going to tell me, are you?" She tilts her head a bit ... "No, I am not," she says. "Great," Bailey mutters under his breath... "The bonfire exploded? How?" "Remember when I said it was difficult to explain? That has not changed. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#humor #secrets #story #change

Those who know you don’t need explanations, those who don’t won't believe you ! ↗

— Chris Geiger

#explanations #inspirational #life #inspirational

I believe I am entitled to a public explanation. ↗

— Richard Jewell

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