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

I'm addicted to 'Lonely Planet' guides. Naturally, I'll buy one whenever I take a trip somewhere, but it goes beyond that: I've begun buying them for cities and countries I just hope to visit one day.

Fantasy is my genre and my home in the writing world. I consider it the biggest writing room in all literature, where there are literally no boundaries at all.

Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas.

There's always been a piano around the house, and I've grown up around it. It's a massive part of my life and always has been.

Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.

She ne'er was really charming till she died.

We don't devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.

In the music business, we all do different things, but we sit there and admire other people who can write a song differently or sing differently. It's not so competitive.

A democratically elected congressman of the United States of America should not be talking of an ethnic divide in Afghanistan, should not be interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.

You can only die once.

My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them.

Adults spend $500 billion on games and leisure activity each year, and some adults lament that kids get $15 billion for toys.

Anybody who says they don't like fighting in the NHL have to be out of their minds.

A rise in body temperature during sulphonamide treatment intensifies the biochemical reaction between drug and pathogen, while at the same time the heat itself injures the heat-sensitive gonococci.

'Manhattan Love Story' has a very special place in my heart for many reasons. We were very sad to see it go. It brought me to New York, and there's nothing better than getting to go to work and fall for Analeigh Tipton every day.

My kids probably stay up too late. My wife goes to bed around 3 A.M., and I follow around 7 A.M., but it works.

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

I thinned them out real thin once and it just didn't look like me. I know it was in style to have really thin eyebrows, but it didn't look right on my face.

For me, human rights simply endorse a view of life and a set of moral values that are perfectly clear to an eight-year-old child. A child knows what is fair and isn't fair, and justice derives from that knowledge.

Truth is treason in the empire of lies.

For the year after I left government service, I worked as a consultant to the Republican National Committee because the lawyers advised that was the proper way for me to comply with ethics regulations and continue to advise the President.

Sometimes when we get overwhelmed we forget how big God is.

If I had my druthers, I would do only stage work.

A friend in need is a friend indeed