Formal – Quotes

In the U.S., coaches

In the U.S., coaches could be the father next door. They had no formal training. They’re like old hockey players. They don’t go to school and study. Gabe Polsky

A stage set should not make a pretty picture of its own. The empty stage should look formal and pleasing, but should seem to be waiting for the action to complete it; it should not hold definite significance in itself. G. Wilson Knight

Fit for kings, formal

Fit for kings, formal gardens afford an earthly Elysium and the odd impression that we mere men might actually control nature for a time. Ezra Pound

I have a confidence

I have a confidence in my understanding of formal aesthetics and I don’t want to be aware of it or make that my problem. Eva Hesse

Epistemology now flourishes with

Epistemology now flourishes with various complementary approaches. This includes formal epistemology, experimental philosophy, cognitive science and psychology, including relevant brain science, and other philosophical subfields, such as metaphysics, action theory, language, and mind. It is not as though all questions of armchair, traditional epistemology are already settled conclusively, with unanimity or even consensus. We still … Read more

There isn’t a formal

There isn’t a formal definition of success. Ernest Sosa

Normal adults can doodle,

Normal adults can doodle, amble, and drift with no need to assess risk, since there is normally no risk at all. Jazz improvisation seems less subject to standards of risk than surgery, and less than much formal athletic performance, as in a tennis match. Ernest Sosa

Men, I would like

Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. … Gender equality is your issue, too. … I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness, unable to ask for help, for fear it would make them less of a men—or less of a man. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure … Read more

As actors, we went

As actors, we went where we wanted to, and the camera followed us: it was like having another person in the room. There was no formal structure to the process. It was very liberating. Emily Watson

After great pain, a

After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs. Emily Dickinson