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

Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty.

Church is great, but I found my church here. Hugh Hefner has been nothing but a gentleman.

On the pro-vaccine side - and not everyone does this, but I saw it enough for it to make me really uncomfortable - is a tendency to accuse people who are wary of vaccination of being stupid and not understanding science.

I'm a really good team player. That's what it takes to work in the theater. That's what it takes to work in a band with musicians and writers.

No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time in the office

I am blessed for what I have, but I believed in it from the beginning. Today, the dream is the same: I still want to travel, I still want to entertain, and I most certainly still want to have fun.

My suitcase must absolutely contain my iPod.

Both my parents instilled an interest in science and mathematics.

Also, this is what a pregnant Busy Philipps does in her free time, I'm taking master fondant cake decorating class with Anna from 'Ace of Cakes' at Duff's Charm City Cakes. It's, like, 4 three-hour classes.

The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.

The whole purpose of maintaining your power in government is to make sure that you stay in government. You stay in government by finding out who is liable to be against you. To do that, you try and put your finger into every single pie that is available to you.

In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.

I love being busy.

As Peter Bogdanovich would say of Paper Moon: Ryan's wonderful in it, and he sat there and watched the kid steal the picture.

Lack of courage or means often deters the European woman from more independent business activity, and this in spite of increasing freedom to choose her occupation, in spite of brilliant examples of successful undertakings of women, in photography, hotel or boarding-house management, dress-making, etc.

I have a sweet tooth for reading, so books migrate to my zip code en mass.

Being at boarding school in the pre-internet era, especially a boarding school tucked away in the Oxfordshire countryside, was like being in a cocoon. You had your own life; world events happened elsewhere.

The Internet has changed everything. We expect to know everything instantly. If you don't understand digital communication, you're at a disadvantage.

The women in my family are all super-emotional. The catchphrase in our family is 'Listen to my words, not my tears.'

You know, when you're in public life, everything you do is out there. But I am proud to stand on my record.

I don't want to be on the radio. I don't want to be on Mtv.

The pleasure of doing good is the only one that will not wear out.

In the journey of success, the only person that has to believe in your dreams is nobody else but yourself.

After I started getting criticism for doing 'Big Brother,' someone told me that Hugh Downs used to host 'Concentration' and Mike Wallace used to do 'The Big Surprise.' I thought, Huh, maybe that door isn't sealed shut if I want to do '60 Minutes' one day.