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Semantics Quotes By Willard Van Orman Quine: Uncritical semantics is the myth of a museum

Uncritical semantics is the myth of a museum in which the exhibits are meanings and the words are labels. To switch languages is to change the labels. — Willard Van Orman Quine

Semantics Quotes By Jiddu Krishnamurti: Sentimentality and emotionalism have nothing whatsoever to do

Sentimentality and emotionalism have nothing whatsoever to do with love. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: To a blind man, pawn shop and porn

To a blind man, pawn shop and porn shop are one. To an unintelligent man, oversleeping and sleeping over are opposites. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Len Wein: When someone writes to tell me something I've

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics. — Len Wein

Semantics Quotes By Judd Trichter: All forms of oppression carry their own semantics.

All forms of oppression carry their own semantics. — Judd Trichter

Semantics Quotes By Alfred Tarski: You will not find in semantics any remedy

You will not find in semantics any remedy for decayed teeth or illusions of grandeur or class conflict. — Alfred Tarski

Semantics Quotes By Walter M. Miller Jr.: It is not what you meant to say,

It is not what you meant to say, but it is what your saying meant. — Walter M. Miller Jr.

Semantics Quotes By John Hadac: In order to understand what happened, we'll use

In order to understand what happened, we'll use words in the way that they exist: as drawers of distinction between ideas. — John Hadac

Semantics Quotes By Michael Robotham: Truth is a matter of semantics, whether we

Truth is a matter of semantics, whether we like it or not. — Michael Robotham

Semantics Quotes By Talulah Riley: Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to

Initially, I studied philosophy, because it claimed to give you answers to the meaning of existence, but it didn't: It was basically a semantics game. — Talulah Riley

Semantics Quotes By Cary Fukunaga: I think the semantics of mini-series for a

I think the semantics of mini-series for a network is that it has an end. — Cary Fukunaga

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: It is a sign of intellectual maturity to

It is a sign of intellectual maturity to always crawl to conclusions. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Guy Steele: The continuation that obeys only obvious stack semantics,

The continuation that obeys only obvious stack semantics, O grasshopper, is not the true continuation. — Guy Steele

Semantics Quotes By Amos Tversky: [Metaphors] replace genuine uncertainty about the world with

[Metaphors] replace genuine uncertainty about the world with semantic ambiguity. A metaphor is a cover-up. — Amos Tversky

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Overrated is order.

Overrated is order. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Ashish Dalela: A theory of reality must not only explain

A theory of reality must not only explain reality, but also knowledge about that reality because knowing reality is part of reality. — Ashish Dalela

Semantics Quotes By P.C. Cast: I like to believe prayers aren't tethered to

I like to believe prayers aren't tethered to semantics. — P.C. Cast

Semantics Quotes By Tom Stoppard: The thing about talking about human rights is

The thing about talking about human rights is that when one bears in mind the sharp end of it, one does not want to worry too much about semantics. — Tom Stoppard

Semantics Quotes By Betty Buckley: If we're for one another, we're feminists. The

If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics. — Betty Buckley

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: You are. Before you are whatever you are

You are. Before you are whatever you are labeled. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: He who says that someone isn't himself is

He who says that someone isn't himself is a victim of statistics. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Jiddu Krishnamurti: What you believe you experience.

What you believe you experience. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: The definition of 'Employment' by an employer, and,

The definition of 'Employment' by an employer, and, that by an employee, are seldom the same. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Werner Erhard: There are only two things in the world:

There are only two things in the world: nothing and semantics. — Werner Erhard

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: There is absolutely nothing feminine about the colour

There is absolutely nothing feminine about the colour pink, or, anything bad-luck'ish about the colour black - in itself. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Faeces by any other name would smell as

Faeces by any other name would smell as gross — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Marriage converts a player into a polygamist.

Marriage converts a player into a polygamist. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Jerry A. Fodor: One man's modus ponens is another man's reductio,

One man's modus ponens is another man's reductio, as epistemologists are forever pointing out (In Critical Condition, p. 70) — Jerry A. Fodor

Semantics Quotes By Glenn Beck: Nobody wants to say that the man [Obama]

Nobody wants to say that the man [Obama] is a Marxist. Okay, so he's not a Marxist. He's a progressive! This is semantics. — Glenn Beck

Semantics Quotes By Criss Jami: A major gap between many of the denominations

A major gap between many of the denominations stems from how people define some of the most basic terms, such as 'religion' itself. — Criss Jami

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Ambition' is 'greed' rebranded.

Ambition' is 'greed' rebranded. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Ilona Andrews: The pervert.""He prefers to think of himself as

The pervert."
"He prefers to think of himself as sexual deviant."
"Semantics. — Ilona Andrews

Semantics Quotes By Jerry Fodor: Philosophers who pay for their semantics by drawing

Philosophers who pay for their semantics by drawing checks on Darwin are in debt way over their heads. — Jerry Fodor

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: The rich are poor without the poor's acknowledgment

The rich are poor without the poor's acknowledgment of money. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By H.R. Haldeman: We are getting into semantics again. If we

We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted. — H.R. Haldeman

Semantics Quotes By Alfred Korzybski: Any proposition containing the word "is" creates a

Any proposition containing the word "is" creates a linguistic structural confusion which will eventually give birth to serious fallacies. — Alfred Korzybski

Semantics Quotes By Mokokoma Mokhonoana: Looking at what 'foreplay' is, 'sexual intercourse' is

Looking at what 'foreplay' is, 'sexual intercourse' is a game. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Semantics Quotes By Cormac McCarthy: Words are things. The words he is in

Words are things. The words he is in possession of he cannot be deprived of. Their authority transcends his ignorance of their meaning. — Cormac McCarthy

Semantics Quotes By Jiddu Krishnamurti: The thought is not the thing.

The thought is not the thing. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

Semantics Quotes By J.R. Ward: Go home, Butch. I'm not going to do

Go home, Butch. I'm not going to do anything stupid." [Vishous to Butch]
"Stupider, you mean."
"Semantics are for shit. — J.R. Ward