Of Context – Quotes

All alone – shorn

All alone – shorn of context, without captions – a photograph is neither true nor false…. For truth, properly considered, is about the relationship between language and the world, not about photographs and the world. Errol Morris

What I find difficult

What I find difficult about photo shoots is the line between playing a character – you’re being asked by the photographer to take on a role like you would in a movie – and being a fancier version of yourself. It’s about finding that line between being spontaneous and open to direction, but also trying … Read more

I mean that\\’s really

I mean that’s really depressing man. Of course, the kids are freaking out. They watch cartoons and sit in front of the television and their parents are just probably yuppies who focus their entire lives around the child. The child has no sense of context, no sense of what world they are inhabiting-just like this … Read more

There is a lack

There is a lack of context in contemporary education. And contemporary consideration – because we live in those interiorities so much. Especially young kids who live by surfing the Web. Frederick Busch

I feel less and

I feel less and less like that every year, and I guess maybe even more so with every new record that I put out. I just think, as the years go by, it’s harder and harder to really find a reason to be annoyed that you made something that people want to continuously talk about. … Read more

Successful leaders develop effective

Successful leaders develop effective strategies for maintaining their boundaries. … Most time bandits don’t know any better. And being a time bandit is a matter of context. One person’s time bandit is another person’s pleasant diversion. … Instead of gritting our teeth to be polite and resenting the time bandit for holding us up, the … Read more

I’ve been really upset

I’ve been really upset sometimes when I’ve been misquoted. And it’s the one thing they use in big print. Or it’s taken out of context. Thoughts are fluid and words are sticky. That’s the thing. Daphne Guinness

Are zombies possible? They’re

Are zombies possible? They’re not just possible, they’re actual. We’re all zombies. Nobody is conscious — not in the systematically mysterious way that supports such doctrines as epiphenomenalism. *It would be an act of desperate intellectual dishonesty to quote this assertion out of context! Daniel Dennett

You can cite a

You can cite a hundred references to show that the biblical God is a bloodthirsty tyrant, but if they can dig up two or three verses that say God is love they will claim that you are taking things out of context! Dan Barker

Let’s face it, the

Let’s face it, the romantic scene between the Romulan Commander and Spock [in “The Enterprise Incident”] was totally out of context. Any Romulan worth her salt would have instantly suspected Spock because they are related races. That was wrongmy biggest objection is the scene between Spock and the woman, because I really did not believe … Read more