a spontaneous judgement

could be said for observation Intuitions are not wholly reliable, but also in the fact that we know so little about them

intuition is an expression of tacit knowledge.

intuition’s primary role is to understand or apprehend the salient features of a case – in the form of a judgement – and a secondary (indirect) role as evidence for or against philosophical theories.

a revival of the use of intuitions was prompted by Chomsky’s linguistics

aim to use intuitions as evidence

You should just say no to drugs. That will drive the prices down.

On a Terrence Malick set, your thoughts are his voice. You think you're thinking, but actually he's thinking for you. He speaks to you, and he's the voice in your mind.

Well, I am a Republican, and I would run as a Republican. And I have a lot of confidence in the Republican Party. I don't have a lot of confidence in the president. I think what's happening to this country is unbelievably bad. We're no longer a respected country.

Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed.

Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around.

I feel like I own the stage.

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

The relationship between a military working dog and a military dog handler is about as close as a man and a dog can become. You see this loyalty, the devotion, unlike any other and the protectiveness.

It's also possible to have two third person singular points of view, as represented by two characters through whose eyes the story is told in alternating chapters, say.

It feels nice to be loved, but let me tell you there are 10 times more better looking, stylish and talented guys than me. So there's no solid reason for me to be proud! I don't think I have done anything extraordinary to change people's lives.

The New Dealers have all left Washington to make way for the car dealers.

Derivatives trading should be standardized and as much as possible moved to clearinghouses.

We worked so hard we almost stopped enjoying it.

The U.S. will lose its status as the superpower of the world financial system. The world will become multi-polar.

For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.

There's a lot of mystery just inherent in the story of 'Descender.' There's sort of a central mystery that runs throughout it.

If art has a purpose, it is to interpret life, reproduce it in fresh visions.

I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.

As a novelist, I have always been interested in how people come to terms with difficult, life-altering events.

I wrote as a very angry young man, believing he was going to be killed in a world war.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

My dream collaboration is with Lauryn Hill. Is that ever gonna happen? Who knows!

Leaders must develop a lower threshold for alibis and become better communicators and enforcers of what they want done. Holding people accountable to high standards and results is nothing to apologize for. Failing to stretch them to their potential is.

If the U.K. wants a commercial access treaty to the European market, the British must contribute to the European budget like the Norwegians and the Swiss do. If London doesn't want that, then it must be a total exit.