Explained Quotations

What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is happening that cannot be explained unless you are the clockmaker.

A rare experience of a moment at daybreak, when something in nature seems to reveal all consciousness, cannot be explained at noon. Yet it is part of the day's unity.

In 1963 and later papers, I pointed out that the special market characteristics of medical care and medical insurance could be explained by reference to differences in information among the parties involved.

Dad always explained the car engine when he repaired it, and he had many technical books, so I was making electromagnets by age eight as well as reading my mother's medical and nursing books. I suspect I was born with a boundless curiosity, and this was encouraged through my childhood.

Kubrick never explained the ending to us, or what his intentions were. He didn't intend for it to be a predictable film.

After months of preparation working with a stylist who explained to me how a fashion house runs and the process of making a dress, I developed a respect for the patience and skill it takes to design these dresses.

The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip.

The first time my father woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me he was going to die, I think I was eight. He brought out all his papers and explained to me what to do with his body and who to call and how to take care of things. You either learn how to survive, or you fall to pieces. I'm pretty good at surviving.

When I was young, I had this feeling that there was this handbook that I had never gotten that explained how to be, how to laugh, what to wear, how to stand by yourself in the hallway. Everyone looked so natural - like they all practiced and knew exactly what to do - even the way they pushed their hair out of their face.

I explained I wanted to descend as quickly as possible to camp IV in order to warm myself and gather a supply of hot drink and oxygen in the event I might need to go back up the mountain to assist descending climbers.

I think it's an interesting thing to me, because we have this desire for everything to be explained to us. But if you go through your daily actions, very little ends up having a written-down explanation for why things happen, or why people do specific things.

I explained to the president that I've been pleased with my conversations with the Attorney General and Civil Rights Division regarding their helpful understanding that they aren't taking over this investigation, but are conducting a parallel review of the events that led to Michael Brown's death.

To the extent that we even understand string theory, it may imply a massive number of possible different universes with different laws of physics in each universe, and there may be no way of distinguishing between them or saying why the laws of physics are the way they are. And if I can predict anything, then I haven't explained anything.

My doctor explained that exercise and diet changes might help and that I also might need a medication.

I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems.

Various people have explained why Henry Kissinger is a bad choice to run an investigation into what went wrong on Sept. 11. He's a liar. He's an apologist for corrupt regimes.

When the crying child is immediately isolated, and it is explained to him at the same time that whoever annoys others must not be with them, if this isolation is the absolute result and cannot be avoided, in the child's mind a basis is laid for the experience that one must be alone when one makes oneself unpleasant or disagreeable.

I had the good fortune to be able to take a course with Margaret Mead. I had a fabulous art course, where it was explained to me that nothing exists in a vacuum, that everything is a result of the period in which it's done - the economics, the sociology, the politics, all sewn together. That was a very important lesson.

Many philosophers say it's impossible to explain our conscious experience in scientific, biological terms at all. But that's not exactly true. Scientists have explained why we have certain experiences and not others. It's just that they haven't explained the special features of consciousness that philosophers care about.

Woody Allen said that 95% of history is explained as a man trying to impress a woman. And that's true in my life.

We've all had explained as to what is going to be called. Players were on the rules committee, so we all have to adjust.

There are certain constituencies that need to be part of the discussions. It needs to be managed and explained to established clients like Wal-Mart to preserve the ecosystem.

We spoke with her agent, explained what we envisioned for the role and waited to find out if she might be interested. Her agent came back with an offer. I don't remember exactly what it was now, but I know our budget couldn't afford it. He asked what we could offer, and we made our offer.

where there's a pattern that's complex in a certain highly ordered way, so that it's best explained as a product of an intelligent cause. The other side says that's a code word for G-O-D. Well, that may or may not be the case.

When you talk to an author - to any artist, really - you learn something about how they do what they do. I've never come away from that kind of experience feeling disillusioned, as if the magician had explained his tricks. I always find a greater appreciation for the form.

There is no progress. We are sticking to our stance and they explained their stance.

When we did that, we found that putting a little nitrogen in these molecules explained the troubling molecules. This discovery takes this reservoir of molecules that we didn't think were interesting and transforms all this stuff into something of biologic interest.

What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.

We explained to all of them they were going to have to get their feet set, square their shoulders, be fundamental and knock three's down.

We explained our financial circumstances and the different direction we are going to take,

We want to take a decision that is part of a solution, not part of a problem, and therefore it has to be well explained and understood by everybody.

We've shared with them where we stand, what we hope to do next and explained to them the state of play,

When I explained to him what happened, he was furious and confused. Bailey and Frank never, and I mean never, ride in the opposite direction. They always ride in the same direction.

When I explained the premise of the book -- that it wasn't going to be a quickie kiss-and-tell but a serious work where I use his life in baseball to tell a larger story ... he said he didn't have any interest in taking part,

This program was excellent and offered much more than I expected. The professors were impressive and explained the material in a way that all of us could understand. I really enjoyed the class on real estate because that is an area I hope to get involved in one day.

There are things that can't be explained in soccer. That's what happened against Brazil, we can't explain what went wrong.

When we started out, there was a lot of trepidation caused by the uncertainty. We got ahead of them and explained that is all about enhancing capacity. We need to go from 100 IT staff to 200 to take on new products but can't afford them in the U.S.

LEONINE, adj. Unlike a menagerie lion. Leonine verses are those in which a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end, as in this famous passage from Bella Peeler Silcox:The electric light invades the dunnest deep of Hades. Cries Pluto, 'twixt his snores: "O tempora! O mores!"It should be explained that Mrs. Silcox does not undertake to teach pronunciation of the Greek and Latin tongues. Leonine verses are so called in honor of a poet named Leo, whom prosodists appear to find a pleasure in believing to have been the first to discover that a rhyming couplet could be run into a single line.

Louis asked me do I know anything the instrument, and what was it, and I explained it to him. So he said, 'Could you play something on it?' I said, 'Sure,' you know.

Love that can be explained is not love.

Many of their differences can be explained by the fact that the Internet hasn't diffused into everyday life in rural areas at quite the same clip as it has in others locales.

Many systems in the cell show signs of purposeful intelligent design. What science has discovered in the cell in the past 50 years is poorly explained by a gradual theory such as Darwin's.

Scott is too young and inexperienced. I need someone a bit more experienced as Myles will be out for some time. We explained all this to the league and the SFA.

She laughed out loud and explained that was a sunflower.

Mr. DeLay explained to officials what he has always said publicly: His role with respect to TRMPAC was limited to serving on the political action committee's advisory board along with other elected Texas officials and to appearing at fundraising events.

Oddly, a search for 'jeggings' in my email inbox shows that my first exposure to the phenomenon came from - wait for it - Mike Allen of 'Politico,' who helpfully explained the concept on December 20, 2009.

Phenomena of a man alone on a desert island can be explained in terms of "mass psychology" - inasmuch as the mind of no man is a unit, but is a community of mental states that influence one another.

I was feeling good during long toss but when I got to the bullpen it got a little tight. I didn't want to come out but they explained they don't want anything to happen to me. I appreciate that.

I have explained my position and given my personal views in my own words, which I hope has been useful to the board and avoids further unnecessary speculation or any false impressions, which could undermine my personal position or that of the board.

Certain companies have publicized my Hart Scott filings in the hope that this might induce investors into running the price up, which might cause me to sell my shares, make a profit and become uninvolved in the company, ... While I am flattered that investors would buy on the news that I have made a Hart Scott filing, I believe that they are taking risks which are not being explained to them by the companies making the disclosure.

But for those who have a chronic problem, it can't be explained by periodontal disease, ... Is it something in their saliva? The truth is, nobody knows.

I have spoken with Arnold Gray and explained this.

I have spoken to David James today and explained to him that, on this occasion, I think it's best not to select him,

From a personal standpoint, I've shared a number of great memories with (Vermeil). I've said this on numerous occasions: he's been in charge of three organizations as a professional coach in his career and on two of those occasions he chose me to be his starting quarterback. So, I feel a great deal towards him, a great deal of responsibility in St. Louis when I was brought into that situation and he told me what was needed. Even though I wasn't able to carry that over onto the field, I felt good about the direction going into that season. Coming here and having it explained what was expected of me and I tried to do all those things. That's what I told him when he got me to Kansas City.

From one casual of mine he picked this sentence. ''After dinner, the men moved into the living room.'' I explained to the professor that this was Rose' way of giving the men time to push back their chairs and stand up. There must, as we know, be a comma after every move, made by men, on this earth.

I explained to the United States officials here that the Iraqi opposition, Kurds included ... have tens of thousands of armed people,

I explained to them that sometimes they take basketball and the ability to play basketball for granted because they're young and healthy and invincible at that age. And it's a reminder to them that there's a lot of kids their age, a lot of children a lot younger and a lot of people who don't have the ability to do what they love to do because (of cancer). Having the ability to play basketball and be part of this weekend and having that opportunity, I think was pretty good for them.

I explained to the judge that the form I signed said I had 15 days to get my money back. She allowed me to file for another hearing. I have another court date for Oct. 20. But now, I'm kind of skeptical about riding up and down 79th Street. Any vehicle with rims is going to get pulled over.

I explained to him that a team builds around its quarterback, ... I told him that Georgia was not going to change from David Greene to someone else. I told him that D.J. was the No. 2 quarterback.

I explained to him how I really loved his instruments and had been playing them for a long, long time,

I explained to Chairman Burton that I had made no decision on these recommendations yet, ... To ask for a document I am reviewing while I have still not made a decision is a form of political tampering that no prosecutor in America can accept.

I explained to all of them that he is a very smart man, who is graduating with a degree in business management from a four-year college. I feel confident to say he can speak English.

I explained this goes back centuries as an old-time Islamic symbol, ... I told them we'd be a laughing stock if we did this.

I explained the American situation. I promised to pass on the substance of her communication to Washington as soon as possible. I did that. Well, certainly, the issue was difficult and painful. The relationship between Mrs. Tanaka and me and our two governments was difficult, but it was not painful.

I explained I was leaving the matter in Mr. Ashcroft's hands.

I explained in detail that I was trying to protect my sources. That's job No. 1 in a case like this, ... I hunkered down. I'm in the habit of keeping secrets. I didn't want anything out there that was going to get me subpoenaed.

I explained how it worked. At that point in time, he said 'That's what I want to do.' I thought, 'We got six long years. He needs to go to high school, let his hair grow, be idealistic and that will fall by the wayside.' But it never did. He never wavered.

He was the one that explained that everything would be all right, and that nobody got hurt, calming me down. That's Sam. That's just the way he has always been.

He explained the position to me and made me feel comfortable.

He explained his position and we differed, but it was very cordial and I think at the end of the conversation we both understood each other.

He explained everything. He's really a talented guy.

We train always on the knife edge with a lot of emotion, but I explained to Ruud that it is important that we control our emotions and treat team mates with respect.

We've explained that this was two separate news organizations, two separate photographers and two separate occasions. Once people understand that, they're no longer angry with us.

When I played for him, I said, 'If you don't mind, I want to learn from you. Can I ask you questions during the game, why are you doing this?' He explained it to me,

We made sure we explained to them that they're going to help other people -- they're going to help other kids and older people,

He wanted to know what my thoughts were, and I explained to him that I wouldn't do anything like this,

I was introduced to the president, ... He asked me what I did in life, and I explained my project.

Jim was apologetic and understanding, but he also came right out and explained every part of why they weren't keeping me, ... And, you know, that's something I saw all through camp. He was always talking to players, letting them know where they stand. I appreciated that. You always want the manager to be up front with you.

I was concerned about it being special education classified. He explained that all we are doing is deferring two required classes until next year.

It has been explained to me on numerous occasions from the league office that they review every play, ... They were real slow in reviewing that one, obviously, or reviewed it poorly.

I think they should have known and explained more to the doctors and everyone.

I saw an ad in a Mother Earth News magazine that explained how to make beer. The very first batch I produced turned out really good, so I figured I had a knack for it.

Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late -- and strike oil.'

Representative Baker is an embarrassment. He is wrong on the issue of enforceability, ... His response to our settlement is explained by his failure to grasp the issues at hand and his failure to do anything to protect small investors.

Our re-analysis revealed that the distance of a village from the coast and the height of the village above sea level explained 87 percent of the variation in mortality among villages.

I was uneasy about it, and I just explained my unease, ... I shared with Dan my observations, the good and the bad. I think the American people at this point in time would desire a person who is steeped in constitutional jurisprudence, particularly the people who supported President Bush.

I was informed in early January that they had eliminated my job. Financially, times are very tight (at the station). We've made some big investments in the Broncos, Oprah Winfrey and the Web site. The way it was explained to me was that the station budget would no longer support a morning sports guy.

I think I have explained many times that there is no alternative to legislation if we want to implement this year's pay reduction with certainty. And I think it is only incumbent on the government to proceed with this piece of legislation,

I think I've explained earlier on in the year that I kind of underestimated how important experience was in this series, especially when you're up against such good quality drivers.

We've talked to Michael, who explained the situation to us the way he did to the AP, and we will continue to talk with Michael, ... But you can expect to see him on Monday Night Countdown on Monday evening.

That was when I began to get an idea: to write a book that explained the principles of Taoism through Winnie-the-Pooh, and explained Winnie-the-Pooh through the principles of Taoism.

My childhood beliefs became so much a part of me that even today I find myself automatically living by a personal standard of conduct which can only be explained as resulting from my religious training.

Most of the blood pressure studies assume that differences in outcome are explained by some property of the drug, ... We said an alternative possibility is that what we measure in the arm isn't always giving us information about what's happening in the central arteries.

You'll notice that the college people weren't there, and that's because there is no agreement, and it's because these parts of the Open Meetings Act that I just explained to you have not happened, and that's the only way the college can settle a lawsuit.

We were a bit nervous when a few of the entourage came out scouting the site the previous day that they would change their minds about the tour. But they were actually excited and explained that Mr. Johnson was first a scientist and would really be interested in the equipment, the lab and the whole process. They are a very hands-on agency and told us they spend a lot of time in places like this.

We received some complaints, especially from our monthly rental customers, some who thought we were just trying to bump up the price, ... After we explained that the tax was passed by the city council and we had nothing to do with it, nor do we make any money from it, they understood.

We played really well today. We were very unselfish and passed the ball well. They shot more than 50 percent from the floor in the first half and I explained to them that we needed to do a better job of contesting shots. In the second half, we made the necessary adjustments and it really feels good to get this first one on the road.

We have also explained that the government has submitted the new tax bill and customs and excise draft law to the House of Representatives to support law enforcement,

We got together. I called him down ... to sit with the guys and talk to him. They basically explained how some of the things he did and the ways that he acted affected their lives. That kind of opened his eyes to how big this family is and what they go through when he has a bad day.

We made clear to Mr. Morris and others what the materials were. We explained the testing and the state parameters. Yet once it went off the site, it is up to the contractors to make sure it is used properly.