Quotes About Boundaries

I will go wherever the truth leads me. It is secular scholarship, Rebbe; it is not the scholarship of tradition. In secular scholarship there are no boundaries and no permanently fixed views." Lurie, if the Torah cannot go out into your world of scholarship and return stronger, then we are all fools and charlatans. I have faith in the Torah. I am not afraid of truth.

The universe doesn't respect the boundaries between different disciplines. The differences between biology and astronomy and chemistry and so on, these are man-made artifacts of thinking. I think the whole system is doomed unless one decides that all these barriers are cleared.

Imagination might not be limitless. It's still tethered to the universe of what we know.

What is art? Prostitution.

The rule is any decent-looking girl asks to share your drink or have a lick of your ice cream or take a bite of a sandwich, you say yes. It's gross if you think about it, especially like now, Kristi's lips all covered with Ryan's spit, but there are some rules even you wouldn't break.

You better not come home with your clothes smelling like marijuana." The way she said it—mary-ju-wanna—made it sound like some exotic,

I went over to Jersey and talked to the guy. I told him not to be cutting somebody else's grass, to cut his own grass in his own yard. I told him this one's spoken for. I told him to go get his own trim — which is what we called it in those days, getting trim. I told him to look for your trim elsewhere.

Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.

Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me.

Tell the Wind and the Fire where to stop; not me.

I am not aware...that to think of any person is to make a great claim upon that person, my dear.

Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop, but don't tell me.

I will not allow anybody to interfere," said Mrs. Pocket. "I am surprised, Matthew, that you should expose me to the affront of interference.

have come to realize that I am the indispensable person only until the moment I say no.

Learn to keep the door shut, keep out of your mind, out of your office, and out of your world, every element that seeks admittance with no definite helpful end in view.

Science is a turtle that says that its own shell encloses all things.

Trapped by reality, freed by imagination.

Those who do not think outside the box are easily contained.

How others treat me is their path; how I react is mine.

Don't let those who take advantage of your generosity stop you from being generous.

What used to be offensive is now acceptable, and what used to be acceptable is now offensive... That's the danger of an overemphasis on political correctness. Let's not become so worried about not offending anybody that we lose the ability to distinguish between respect and paranoia.

You divide my soul into love and be-loved, with no discernible boundaries.

Even nectar is poison if taken to excess.

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.