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

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 spontaneous judgement

aim to use intuitions as evidence

I like a gooey cookie.

When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at.

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society.

That's the thing about zombies. They don't adapt and they don't think. Literally, you could have a zombie on one side of a chain link fence and you could be on the other side and they could be trying to get to you and six feet down could be an open door and they will not go through that door in the fence. That's why they're so scary.

I am a chameleon when it comes the way I dress. I am constantly changing it up, and I really can't commit to one thing because dressing for the day or for an event is really a mood thing. I like variety, and I don't mean just designers, I mean mixing the high-end garments and the cheaper clothing.

I'd forget the piece just before I went out to do the concerto, the panic was too great. This was not anything that gave me pleasure. This was fulfilling somebody else's dream.

Most of my ex-girlfriends are still close friends. I guess when you are with someone that long, unless they did something really terrible to you, you remain friends. My real estate business is run by my best friend, who is an ex-girlfriend.

I grew up in Manchester in a big Irish family - there are seven of us in all - so my life has always been about role-playing, about doing anything for a laugh. I'm always joking about; that's the way I am.

You have an awareness of your body and how to use it and I think that if you can embody a character physically it's another really useful tool.

For me, making music just starts with a simple melody, and lyrics will come sometime after that.

You'd have to be an idiot to say no to 'Hunger Games.'

One of the things I try to do with my writing is try to evoke the spirit of the place. I think these things imprint on the landscape and the culture.

Going to film school taught me how much I already knew, and that the best way to learn about film is being on the set with professionals.

Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.

We have a responsibility to protect public housing residents from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, especially the elderly and children who suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases.

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

I like to look glamorous sometimes, but it's not the be all and end all. I can muck in as well.

When you start believing youre something special then youre not going to be striving to move forward.

There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States.

Challenging the integrity of the non-proliferation regime is a matter which can affect international peace and security.

Whatever God or whatever higher power you believe in, they brought us to this earth in a perfect way, and you have to learn to love yourself. Otherwise, it's an exhausting way to be.

I love having an unlimited supply of cocoa butter.

I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change.

I'd love my children no matter what.