A hypothesis is something which looks as if it might be true and were true, and which is capable of verification or refutation by comparison with facts.

Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.

We do not really think, we are barely conscious, until something goes wrong.

The entire universe is perfused with signs, if it is not composed exclusively of signs.

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which hs to be acquired with difficulty.

It is... easy to be certain. One has only to be sufficiently vague.

My language is the sum total of myself.

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.

It is not knowing, but the love of learning, that characterizes the scientific man.

The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses.

We should chiefly depend not upon that department of the soul which is most superficial and fallible (our reason), but upon that department that is deep and sure, which is instinct.

She thought of the Good Shepherd with His sheep. Of the Man hanging upon the cross. And the understanding bubbled up within her soul: He makes all things new.

Reason deserves to be called a prophet for in showing up the consequence and effect of our actions in the present does it not tell us what the future will be?

Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.

Don't ask permission, just ask forgiveness.

Fame grows like a tree if it have the principle of growth in it; the accumulated dews of ages freshen its leaves.

Zen is a special transmission outside the scriptures,With no reliance on words and letters.A direct pointing to the human mind,And the realization of enlightenment.

As an actor, you tell part of a story. As a writer, you get more of telling that story. But as a director, they're seeing the world through your eyes.

Getting the job done has been the basis for the success my company has achieved.

The hardest things to do in any art is to risk failure and put yourself out on the line.

I want a church I can stay in for years. I don't want surprises, scandals, or secrets from my church leaders.