Concept Quotes

“One of the first steps toward gaining expertise in math and science is to create conceptual chunks—mental leaps that unite separate bits of information through meaning. Once you chunk an idea or concept, you don’t need to remember all the little underlying details; you’ve got the main idea—the chunk—and that’s enough.”
― Barbara Oakley, A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science

“Ne făurim concepte mentale despre căminul nostru, despre copaci, despre alți oameni, despre electricitatea care curge din prize, despre atomi, molecule și alte universuri. Aceste concepte mentale sunt singura realitate pe care o cunoaștem.”
― Stephen Hawking, The Grand Design

“Words are treacherous.”
― Stefano Barragato, Zen Light

“Non-derivative and concrete individuals are always self-individuating individuals, and this activity of self-individuation (or self-relating negativity) is manifest immediately in the activity of form of living beings. Indeed, this is why Hegel begins the chapter on 'Life' with a discussion of 'the living individual.' Individuality is immediately manifest in the living being, or the living being immediately posits itself as an individual, dividing itself from what it is not, because it matters to the living being that it is itself and not something else: first, that it is itself and not a piece of inert, dead matter; second, that is it itself and not substitutable for another member of the same species; third, that it is itself and not a member of another species. Only beings that can be for themselves can point things out for them as an individual this, and so for Hegel, anything that is individual only on account of being pointed out by something outside itself is not an individual in the strict sense. Rocks, clouds, lumps of coal, and drops of water are thus mere particulars rather than individuals. In the context of the ontological proof, then, the being that is identical with the Concept is its own activity, and this activity posits itself as self-determining individuality.”
― Karen Ng, Hegel's Concept of Life: Self-Consciousness, Freedom, Logic

“The avant-garde is a connotation, every act here is a connotative value. The whole series of avant-garde movements do not signify, and yet their concepts are reconnotation.”
― Vladan Kuzmanovic

“Anamodernity is an act of reality, a real paradigm, an act-concept, not a pre-concept.”
― Vladan Kuzmanovic

“Theory is the concept of art.”
― Vladan Kuzmanovic

“Indeed, our love is only worth what they accept! Those who speak has no humility! Who we see on the outside is a reflection of who we are on the inside! The man of god is one who strive to be just like Jesus! It's a humbling experience to hear the words of wisdom spoken from swine themselves.

It is the truth that lies behind not remembering. Every ounce of spit is the truth to your lies. And that intimates you so bad to your core.

You only hate someone because she came into your life not only changed it, but disrupted your whole concept and belief that you are unable to acknowledge the fact, you are a pathological lair.

Dedicated to my ex (Leng “KT Johnson” Xiong)”
― Candy Lee

“A wise man once said, “Time doesn't exist. Time is a man-made concept used to perceive something that we can neither explain nor experience to the fullest due to our limited sense of perception. More precisely, time is an abstract concept that is used to measure the worldly distance between different events. The only time we have is now!” The wise man happened to be me.”
― Kei Kaiser, Still Searching

“Explaining a single thing - should not take more than a word.

Optimization.”
― Monaristw

“Concept is as good as thought.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Lügen verderben mehr als den Stil, sie verderben die Sprache. Und es gibt keine Therapie für die verdorbenen Wörter; man muß sie aus der Sprache ausstoßen. [...] Wir werfen einen Blick auf zwei Wörter der deutschen Sprache, mit denen viel gelogen worden ist. Ich meine das Wort "Blut" und das Wort Boden". Beide Wörter können heute noch so unbekümmert gebraucht werden, wie eh und je. [...] Aber es ist keinem Deutschen mehr möglich, die beiden Wörter zu verbinden. Mit "Blut und Boden" kann man nur noch lügen [...]. Es liegt daran, das die beiden Wörter [...] sich gegenseitig Kontext geben.”
― Harald Weinrich, La lingua bugiarda. Possono le parole nascondere i pensieri?

“You can lie to yourself through delusions, by repeating some thought or concept until it resembles some essence of truth.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is A Circus

“Belief is based upon accepting a specific truth exists within your concept of reality, yet if some such concept can't sustain itself in the real world then indeed it must be assumed a lie.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is A Circus

“Hegels goal in the 'Objectivity' section is to show that the objective universality of the genus is not simply the necessary context of predication but also the necessary context of something's existence and reality, an objective context that determines the degree to which self-determining activity can be realized. In the present chapter, I will argue that mechanical, chemical, and teleological processes all manifest varying degrees of acitivty, but it is only when Hegel arrives at the determination of internal purposiveness in the chapter on 'Teleology' that self-determining activity is fully realized. Whereas the treatment of the subjective Concept was primarily focused on the forms and operations of thought, the treatment of objectivity concerns the objective reality and existence of the Concept, and the degree to which that objective reality can be understood as part of processes of self-determination.”
― Karen Ng, Hegel's Concept of Life: Self-Consciousness, Freedom, Logic

“The concept of God is the center of Christ's messenge.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Having to pay for everything is a western concept, driven by banks.”
― Steven Magee

“It is a fine word indeed and a deeply pleasing notion. All of my associations with coorie come from childhood - being invited to feel welcome, safe and loved, close by the side of someone making just enough room. Coorie is good for the heart and the soul.”
― Neil Oliver

“The Art of Coorie shows it is possible to be sumptuous and simple at the same time.”
― Louise Welsh

“The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie 1. The Scottish art of of deriving comfort, wellbeing and energy from wild landscapes and convivial interiors.
2. "A hug of a word"
Informal an affectionate nestle into a loved one
See Also the old Gaelic cosagach "snug or cosy”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“In Scotland, you know you're in good company when a friend or family member pats a small space on their couch and invites you to "coorie in". Squashed in next to them, you might not have an awful lot of room but at least you're snug.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie has long been synonymous with nestling affectionately into a loved one, but only recently has it entered everyday parlance as a way to describe a scene.
One equally warm and comforting where a cosy room lit by a flickering fire provides refuge from the banshee wind and horizontal rain outside.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“The ideal coorie scene should reflect a balance of the outside and in.
Bring to mind a day spent Munro-bagging or loch swimming, bookended by a bowl of something hot and nourishing as you dry off next to a heat source with a contended dog at your side.
Don't forget smell: faint lanolin clinging to woollen blankets, cinnamon dissolving into porridge cooking slowly on the hob, the frosty pinch of winter air when you step into a Trossachs morning.
If a King Creosote album is playing as you road trip across the humpbacked north-west Highlands then all the better.
The more homegrown ingredients are added to the mix, the coorier life will be.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie's newfound role has been helped along by the fact it is a beautiful word.
Derived from Old Scots, there is something soothing about the look, sound and shape of coorie: soft in the mouth and easy for both natives and non-natives to pronounce.
A kind of dove's trill for the human tongue.”
― Gabriella Bennett

“Robertson also believes coorie is especially relevant in the winter when it suggests shelter.
"When it's cold, wet and windy outside, and night has fallen, there's nothing better than to be cooried in by the fireside," he adds.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“It tipped "cosagach" , similar to coorie, as a trend.
The Gaelic word loosely translates to mean cosy; the tourist board encourages visitors staying in Highland log cabins to get comfy beside a roaring fire with a book, a hot toddy and good friends.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“For some, this idea was a shade too close to the lifestyles our Nordic cousins.
Hygge and lagom, the Danish and Swedish movements of living well.
But while these movements laid the groundwork for a similar trend to emerge in Scotland, coorie has some obvious differences.
Where hygge is concerned with the pursuit of happiness through candles, coffee and togetherness, coorie seeks to make the most of what comes from Scotland to feel satisfied.
Lagom is the art of balancing frugality and fairness to create a balanced existence. Coorie takes into account being kind to the earth and our wallets, but can also extend to premium experiences once in a while.
Crucially, neither of these Scandinavian lifestyle approaches took their starting point from what is dug out of the earth.
Coorie is more than simply being cosy.
Sure, it is linked, but more importantly it focuses on working out how to be in tune with our surroundings to evoke that feeling.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“The new coorie represents a way of life where peacefulness comes from engaging with our heritage, be it in tiny ways or on a grander scale.
Life can be harsh in a country's most isolated locations, but The Art of Coorie explores how ingenuity has been born from extreme conditions.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie also takes into account the unique trials of living in Scotland.
Instead of allowing the weather or the geography to shape our lives in negative ways, coorie harnesses these challenges.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way