#proceeding

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them. ↗

— Christopher Columbus

#collect #gold #great #i #i am

Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to the end that someone else should not perform the same process. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

#carries #else #end #every #form

IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is. ↗

— Vernor Vinge

#developers #even #most #naturally #proceeding

If they are, then the only ultimate truths are the particulars of concrete experience, and no postulate or general assumption is inherent in science until its proceedings become systematic, or the truths already reached give direction to further research. ↗

— Chauncey Wright

#assumption #become #concrete #direction #experience

As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#analogy #bankrupt #bankruptcy #country #doubt

To be sure, in some instances these proceedings have been unconstitutional, but we must remember that it is not the first time since a war that there have been changes in governments by such methods. ↗

— Frank B. Kellogg

#changes #first #first time #governments #instances

I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air. ↗

— George Combe

#alarm #astonishment #avoid #catching #caused

I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and that I should consider skipping the course and proceeding directly to degree level. ↗

— John Dyer

#art #consider #course #degree #directly

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#cited #house #matter #petitions #proceedings

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion. ↗

— Gene Tunney

#been #before #believe #champion #dream