Quotes About Justify

The line, often adopted by strong men in controversy, of justifying the means by the end.

Glorifying the pioneers was a way to justify what had been done in the past and perhaps ease anxieties about the future—the solidity of stone and metal suggesting that the sons and daughters of the pioneers would continue to prevail.

how to justify . . . the decision which subordinates a reflection on the sign to a logic?

It is, thus, perfectly possible - indeed, it is common - to act on the genuine results of the event, at the same time that the memory manufactures quite another one, an event totally unrelated to the visible and uncontrollable effects in one's life. This may be why we appear to learn absolutely nothing from experience, or may, in other words, account for our incoherence: memory does not require that we reconstitute the event, but that we justify it.

Men use thought only to justify their wrong doings, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.

This broad tendency in human development seeks to identify structures of hierarchy, authority and domination that constrain human development, and then subject them to a very reasonable challenge: Justify yourself. If these structures can't meet that challenge, they should be dismantled—and, anarchists believe, "refashioned from below," as commentator Nathan Schneider observes. In

Where do we follow the rules, and where do we justify breaking them? Do our pasts determine what we deserve in the future? And is it ever possible to leave your past behind?

The Lord said to Job: Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let him who argues with God answer Him!… Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?" (Job 40:1-2, 8). God is not in the dock; we are. His word and character are not questionable; ours are.

Prove it," he said

What we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.

But if, on the other hand, we should be justified in rejecting it, if there testified on oath, then, supposing our rules of evidence to be sound, we may be excused if we hesitate elsewhere to give it credence.

I swear to you the architects shall appear without fall, I swear to you they will understand you and justify you, The greatest among them shall be he who best knows you, and encloses all and is faithful to all, He and the rest shall not forget you, they shall perceive that you are not an iota less than they, You shall be fully glorified in them.

Closure is an American lie used to justify revenge. Healing is getting used to the pain, learning to be damaged.

O Amor é a regra que resume todas as outras regras. O Amor é o mandamento que justifica todos os outros mandamentos.

Reason is often the slave of sin; it strives to justify it.

Any social arrangements which inhibit or constrain the free creative capacity [of human beings] are fundamentally illegitimate unless they can justify themselves.

Love doesn't justify your actions. Your actions justify your love.

Just as I am writing at the same as I am being read. Only I do not start with the ending that would justify the beginning as death appears to comment on life because I must record the preceeding events.

He who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him.

Couldn't I try. . . . Naturally, it wouldn't be a question of a tune . . . but couldn't I, in another medium? . . . It would have to be a book: I don't know how to do anything else. But not a history book: history talks about what has existed—an existant can never justify the existence of another existant

If you have to invoke a distant past to justify a present grievance, the case for the grievance is already undermined.

The way of philosophy is to disagree, justify, and to revel in such diversity.

A lot of people ask me, 'Are you going to do a sequel to 'The Guest' or 'You're Next?' - those movies weren't financially viable, so even though there are a lot of fans of it, it'd be a pretty small market we'd be appealing to. It's got to be a big hit for you to really justify that.