#logical

In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#different #general #grammar #inscriptions #instance

Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#evolution #illogical #long #presumption #target

American advertisers rely on 'essentially illogical' approaches to determine their advertising budgets. ↗

— Michael Schudson

#american #approaches #budgets #determine #essentially

I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It's a way of life for me. ↗

— Ayrton Senna

#body #continuously #further #go #i

The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs, not more ideological dogma. ↗

— Jose Serrano

#american #american people #campaigning #deserve #dogma

Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic. ↗

— Michael Shermer

#emotional #evidence #factors #faith #host

On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. ↗

— Hu Shih

#basis #better #biological #death #decay

When I, who is called a "weapon" or a "monster", fight a real monster, I can fully realize that I am just a "human". ↗

— Hiromu Arakawa

#fullmetal-alchemist #psychological #roy-mustang #psychology

Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical. ↗

— Loretta Swit

#character #logical #shirley #speaks #thinks

That's why I wrote this book: to show how these people can imbue us with hope. I read somewhere that when a person takes part in community action, his health improves. Something happens to him or to her biologically. It's like a tonic. ↗

— Studs Terkel

#biologically #book #community #community action #happens