55 Restatement Quotes

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Famous Restatement Quotes

To put it boldly, it is the attempt at a posterior reconstruction of existence by the process of conceptualization. — Albert Einstein

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. — George Orwell

All proofs rest on premises. — Aristotle

Induction for deduction, with a view to construction. — Auguste Comte

Reason is the life of the law. — Edward Coke

The object . . . is to discover methods of condensing information concerning large groups of allied facts into brief and compendious expressions suitable for discussion. — Francis Galton

What is today supported by precedents will hereafter become a precedent. — Tacitus

The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form. — Jefferson Davis

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature. — Albert Camus

it's a good idea to review past mistakes before committing new ones. — Warren Buffett

Forensics is eloquence and reduction. — Gertrude Stein

Through his spoken word, man is continually making laws for himself. — Florence Scovel Shinn

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said. — Dale Carnegie

Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws. — William Blackstone

A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever. — Jefferson Davis

Short Restatement Quotes

  • Murphy's Law, that brash proletarian restatement of Godel's Theorem. — Thomas Pynchon
  • Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. — George Orwell
  • We are redefining and we are restating our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution — Harold Wilson
  • Every science is a profane restatement of the preceding dogmas of the religious period. — Francis Parker Yockey
  • We know the particular poem, not what it says that we can restate. — Allen Tate
  • Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. — Edward Albee

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More Restatement Quotes

Syria and Iran have always had a pretty tight relationship, and it looks to me like they just cooked up a press release to put out to sort of restate the obvious. They're both problem countries; we know that. And this doesn't change anything. — Mitch McConnell

We are redefining and we are restating our Socialism in terms of the scientific revolution ... The Britain that is going to be forged in the white heat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdated methods on either side of industry. — Harold Wilson

If someone is feeling out of sorts or detached it's a great time to bring them in and restate why we are here and what we are trying to do. — John Petrucci

The mechanical philosophy was ever blind to this fact. Intelligent design, on the other hand, readily embraces the sacramental nature of physical reality. Indeed, intelligent design is just the Logos theology of John's Gospel restated in the idiom of information theory. — William A. Dembski

Intelligent design is just the Logos theology of John's Gospel restated in the idiom of information theory. — William A. Dembski

Liberals dispute that Reagan won the Cold War on the basis of their capacity to put mocking quotation marks around the word, won. That's pretty much the full argument: Restate a factual proposition with sneering quote marks. — Ann Coulter

Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that pride is a problem only for the lost. The most effective means the enemy has to keep believers from being full of the Spirit is to keep us full of ourselves. No wonder the Bible states and restates that God hates pride. It is the enemy of genuine ministry. It is the end of many homes. — Beth Moore

There are simple rules of engagement: You need to have your voice, but it has to be very intentional - be brief and to the point, with fresh ideas. Don't restate things someone else has said. Make eye contact with the person who has the floor. — Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite. — Edward Albee

Reagan believed the power of truth restated the world and re framed the world. I am a Reaganite. I'm proud to be a Reaganite. I will tell the truth, even if it's at the risk of causing some confusion sometimes with the timid. — Newt Gingrich

The age calls for simple statements and restatements of simple truths. The prophets of doom are involved, those who would bring light must be clear. — Lin Yutang

The recalling of beautiful things, whether they are your own experiences or the acheivements of others, is a creative act. Simple ideas can be restated by rote; but profound ideas must be recreated by will and imagination. — Robert Grudin

The Miss America contest is the most perfectly rendered theater in our culture, for it so perfectly captures what we yearn for: a low-class ritual, a polished restatement of vulgarity, that wants to open the door to high-class respectability by way of plain middle-class anxiety and ambition. — Gerald Early

Quality is timeless: It will clearly define itself. And so I make reference to and acknowledge things that I feel have been dismissed, trying to restate those musical and cultural elements clearly and vehemently. — Dwight Yoakam

I think I was always subconsciously driven by an attempt to restate that faith and to show where it was properly grounded, how it grew out of what a great many young men on both sides felt and believed and were brave enough to do. — Bruce Catton

My object when writing prose is to write as clearly as possible. I think I know what I'm saying in prose, and I want others to understand it and to be able to restate it. — Pattiann Rogers

Often when I write poetry I don't quite know what I'm saying myself. I mean, I can't restate the poem. The meaning of the poem is the poem. — Pattiann Rogers

What (Stephen) Hawking says in his book The Grand Design is the universe exists because it needed to exist, and because it needed to exist, it therefore created itself. His conclusion merely restates his premise, which means his argument is circular. Nonsense is nonsense, even when spoken by famous scientists. — John Lennox

It is so easy to hide our ignorance under such expressions as the plan of creation or unity of design, etc., and to think that we give an explanation when we only restate a fact. — Charles Darwin

To restate an old law - when a man bites a fish, that's good, but when a fish bites a man, that's bad. This is one way of saying it's all right if man kills an animal, but if an animal attacks man, the act is reprehensible. — Jacques Yves Cousteau

Elizabeth Rothra's excellent biography of Charles Torrey Simpson restates his philosophies about the intrinsic value of natural ecosystems like the Everglades. No one knew better than he the history of the plants and animals of South Florida or conveyed it with more humor and enthusiasm. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas

The inference is, that God has restated the superiority of the West. God always does like that when a thousand white people surround one dark one. Dark people are always "bad" when they do not admit the Divine Plan like that. A certain Javanese man who sticks up for Indonesian Independence is very lowdown by the papers, and suspected of being a Japanese puppet. — Zora Neale Hurston

There is a deep connection between Bernoulli's dictum and John Kelly's 1956 publication. It turns out that Kelly's prescription can be restated as this simple rule: When faced with a choice of wagers or investments, choose the one with the highest geometric means of outcomes. — William Poundstone

I don't mean to sugarcoat the figure on restatements, but I think it is positive - it shows a healthy system. The general impression of the public is that accounting rules are black and white. They are often anything but that, and in many instances the changes in earnings came after new interpretations by the chief accountant of the SEC. — Steve Odland

Richard and I, along with millions of Americans - including even Joe Donnelly - believe that life is a gift from God. To try and construe his words as anything other than a restatement of that belief is irresponsible and ridiculous. — John Cornyn

[The] United States is proud to stand with you as your strongest ally and greatest friend. I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between our nations, to restate America's unwavering commitment to Israel's security, and to speak directly to Israel and to your neighbors. — Barack Obama

Everything that you are against works against you. Everything that you are against can be restated in a way that puts you in support of something. When you are able to state what you are for rather than what you are against, you are focusing on the potential for positive change. Once that is in place, you will find whatever you are focusing on expanding. — Wayne Dyer

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