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Explanation Quotes

A cardinal rule of writing is never interrupt yourself to explain something. If you must bring up an obscure topic, drop informative hints about it as you go along so that you don’t end up with the entire explanation all in one place. This keeps you from skidding to a stop and sounding teacherish. Otherwise it’s better to omit the obscure topic altogether, or as mothers might put it: if you can’t say it interestingly, don’t say it at all Picture Quote #1

I hate it when I’m reading a comic, and the dialogue looks like stickers stuck on top to explain what’s going on. For me the best is when your eye goes in a certain point and moves through the composition and then springs out on the dialogue, or gets confused in the image and then goes to the dialogue for an explanation Picture Quote #1

So who is better off, those who share love long enough to see which parts inevitably fade or those who lose their love when it is still pristine? I think each is lonely in a different place, though if you lose your love while it is still perfect you at least have a clear explanation for your grief, while if it gradually crumbles in your hands you do not Picture Quote #1

Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table Picture Quote #1

Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the ideas and the theories Picture Quote #1

If we are ready to tolerate everything as understood, there is nothing left to explain; while if we sourly refuse to take anything, even tentatively, as clear, no explanation can be given Picture Quote #1

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I don’t really have an explanation. I’m struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it Picture Quote #1

Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it’s just the opposite. I must account for every line, shape and colour and I am forced to give an explanation of the inexplicable and account for the variety of styles the students present Picture Quote #1

Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement Picture Quote #1

When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his work fit in with the explanation Picture Quote #1

Existence is a mystery, and one should accept it as a mystery and not pretend to have any explanation Picture Quote #1

It would take too long to explain the intimate alliance of contradictions in human nature which makes love itself wear at times the desperate shape of betrayal. And perhaps there is no possible explanation Picture Quote #1

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It is better to adopt the simplest explanation, even if it is not simple, even if it does not explain very much. A bright light is not necessary, a taper is all one needs to live in strangeness, if it faithfully burns Picture Quote #1

In the rare cases where it occurs, a failure to increase one’s visible consumption when the means for an increase are at hand is felt in popular apprehension to call for explanation, and unworthy motives of miserliness are imputed Picture Quote #1

Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is the only workable explanation that has ever been proposed for the remarkable fact of our own existence, indeed the existence of all life wherever it may turn up in the universe Picture Quote #1

Creativity can never be explained by appeal to reason alone. Like the birth of a child, creativity compels us not to explanation but to wonder and awe Picture Quote #1

Of course the theory of evolution would be vacuous if it offered a glib explanation for every inexplicable act Picture Quote #1

If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation Picture Quote #1

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A great man always knows better than to explain unless an explanation is demanded. To rush into explanations and excuses is always a sign of weakness Picture Quote #1

There have been too many events in my life, and in the lives of my friends, which have defied any kind of scientific explanation. Science does not have appropriate tools for the dissection of the spirit Picture Quote #1

The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts... Seek simplicity and distrust it Picture Quote #1

I live in the middle of nowhere and I’m an insomniac. I just make the time and I read and write really fast so that makes a lot possible for me. I wish I had an explanation for it. I’m grateful for it Picture Quote #1

Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead Picture Quote #1

We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for Picture Quote #1

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We prefer to find an explanation for why things are not perfect, and these rarely stand up to close scrutiny Picture Quote #1

My companion assumes to know my mood and habit of thought, and we go on from explanation to explanation, until all is said that words can, and we leave matters just as they were at first, because of that vicious assumption Picture Quote #1

So, in the physical world mankind are prone to seek an explanation of uncommon phenomena only, while the ordinary changes of nature, which are in themselves equally wonderful, are disregarded Picture Quote #1

There are three kinds of explanation in science: explanations which throw a light upon, or give a hint at a matter; explanations which do not explain anything; and explanations which obscure everything Picture Quote #1

Knowing something for oneself or for communication to an expert colleague is not the same as knowing it for explanation to a student Picture Quote #1

I do not envy people who think they have a complete explanation of the world, for the simple reason that they are obviously wrong Picture Quote #1

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A cardinal rule of writing is never interrupt yourself to explain something. If you must bring up an obscure topic, drop informative hints about it as you go along so that you don’t end up with the entire explanation all in one place. This keeps you from skidding to a stop and sounding teacherish. Otherwise it’s better to omit the obscure topic altogether, or as mothers might put it: if you can’t say it interestingly, don’t say it at all (Explanation Quotes) I hate it when I’m reading a comic, and the dialogue looks like stickers stuck on top to explain what’s going on. For me the best is when your eye goes in a certain point and moves through the composition and then springs out on the dialogue, or gets confused in the image and then goes to the dialogue for an explanation (Explanation Quotes) So who is better off, those who share love long enough to see which parts inevitably fade or those who lose their love when it is still pristine? I think each is lonely in a different place, though if you lose your love while it is still perfect you at least have a clear explanation for your grief, while if it gradually crumbles in your hands you do not (Explanation Quotes) Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table (Explanation Quotes) Facts per se can neither prove nor refute anything. Everything is decided by the interpretation and explanation of the facts, by the ideas and the theories (Explanation Quotes) If we are ready to tolerate everything as understood, there is nothing left to explain; while if we sourly refuse to take anything, even tentatively, as clear, no explanation can be given (Explanation Quotes) I don’t really have an explanation. I’m struggling myself to comprehend what has happened and find a reason for it (Explanation Quotes) Being an artist and being a teacher are two conflicting things. When I paint, my work manifests the unexpected... In teaching it’s just the opposite. I must account for every line, shape and colour and I am forced to give an explanation of the inexplicable and account for the variety of styles the students present (Explanation Quotes) Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement (Explanation Quotes) When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his work fit in with the explanation (Explanation Quotes) Existence is a mystery, and one should accept it as a mystery and not pretend to have any explanation (Explanation Quotes) It would take too long to explain the intimate alliance of contradictions in human nature which makes love itself wear at times the desperate shape of betrayal. And perhaps there is no possible explanation (Explanation Quotes) It is better to adopt the simplest explanation, even if it is not simple, even if it does not explain very much. A bright light is not necessary, a taper is all one needs to live in strangeness, if it faithfully burns (Explanation Quotes) In the rare cases where it occurs, a failure to increase one’s visible consumption when the means for an increase are at hand is felt in popular apprehension to call for explanation, and unworthy motives of miserliness are imputed (Explanation Quotes) Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection is the only workable explanation that has ever been proposed for the remarkable fact of our own existence, indeed the existence of all life wherever it may turn up in the universe (Explanation Quotes) Creativity can never be explained by appeal to reason alone. Like the birth of a child, creativity compels us not to explanation but to wonder and awe (Explanation Quotes) Of course the theory of evolution would be vacuous if it offered a glib explanation for every inexplicable act (Explanation Quotes) If you want something done, ask. If you want something done quickly, ask, and then begin counting down from ten with no explanation (Explanation Quotes) A great man always knows better than to explain unless an explanation is demanded. To rush into explanations and excuses is always a sign of weakness (Explanation Quotes) There have been too many events in my life, and in the lives of my friends, which have defied any kind of scientific explanation. Science does not have appropriate tools for the dissection of the spirit (Explanation Quotes) The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanation of complex facts... Seek simplicity and distrust it (Explanation Quotes) I live in the middle of nowhere and I’m an insomniac. I just make the time and I read and write really fast so that makes a lot possible for me. I wish I had an explanation for it. I’m grateful for it (Explanation Quotes) Brilliant. A very funny and concise explanation of why we men are as we are. If you are male, you should read it and then make your partner read it, so they will no longer hate you but pity you instead (Explanation Quotes) We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for (Explanation Quotes) We prefer to find an explanation for why things are not perfect, and these rarely stand up to close scrutiny (Explanation Quotes) My companion assumes to know my mood and habit of thought, and we go on from explanation to explanation, until all is said that words can, and we leave matters just as they were at first, because of that vicious assumption (Explanation Quotes) So, in the physical world mankind are prone to seek an explanation of uncommon phenomena only, while the ordinary changes of nature, which are in themselves equally wonderful, are disregarded (Explanation Quotes) There are three kinds of explanation in science: explanations which throw a light upon, or give a hint at a matter; explanations which do not explain anything; and explanations which obscure everything (Explanation Quotes) Knowing something for oneself or for communication to an expert colleague is not the same as knowing it for explanation to a student (Explanation Quotes) I do not envy people who think they have a complete explanation of the world, for the simple reason that they are obviously wrong (Explanation Quotes)

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