#i

I have never been interested in specific roles. ↗

— Estelle Parsons

#i #interested #never #roles #specific

In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#circumstances #correct #empirical #empirically #facts

It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have led to the relativity theory, resulting in a very great theoretical development, are completely trivial from any point of view except their relevance to the structure of a theoretical system. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#changes #completely #development #except #factual

Spencer's god was Evolution, sometimes also called Progress. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#called #evolution #god #progress #sometimes

The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of the reciprocal interaction of new factual insights and knowledge on the one hand with changes in the theoretical system on the other. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#changes #development #factual #forward #hand

The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

#concerning #facts #importance #inherent #problems

I can't think of a bigger waste of police time than chasing somebody who has said something offensive on Twitter. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#chasing #i #offensive #police #said

I think airports are places of huge human drama. The more I see of it, the more I am convinced that Heathrow is a secret city, with its own history, folklore and mythology. But what has surprised me is the love the people who work there feel for the place. Everyone seems to think they are plugged into something majestic. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#city #convinced #drama #everyone #feel

I've been visiting Thailand for more than 20 years but didn't fall in love with it until I visited Phuket Town in Phuket. The northern part of Phuket is one of the most fascinating places I've ever been, and largely unspoilt and unknown. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#ever #fall #fascinating #i #largely

If you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything. I believe everything happens for a reason. If you are strong from within, you can will anything. I'm a firm believer that where there's a will, there's a way. ↗

— Eric Davis

#believe #believer #everything #fall #firm