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Information consists of differences that make a difference.


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The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.

The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.



The meaning of your communication is the response you get.

The meaning of your communication is the response you get.



But epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing?

But epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing?



We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.

We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.



Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.

Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.



The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself.

The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself.



Information is a difference that makes a difference.

Information is a difference that makes a difference.



What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?

What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?



If a man achieves or suffers change in premises which are deeply embedded in his mind, he will surely find that the results of that change will ramify throughout his whole universe.

If a man achieves or suffers change in premises which are deeply embedded in his mind, he will surely find that the results of that change will ramify throughout his whole universe.



Without context words and actions have no meaning at all

Without context words and actions have no meaning at all





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By standing respectfully and faithfully at the borders of another’s solitude, we may mediate the love of God to a person who needs something deeper than any human being can give.

By standing respectfully and faithfully at the borders of another’s solitude, we may mediate the love of God to a person who needs something deeper than any human being can give.




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We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged.

We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged.



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Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class.



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For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.

For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.




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