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Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are ''shaggy dog'' stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard to get it will miss it.

W. H. Auden (1907-1973)

W. H. Auden

There are no poetic ideas; only poetic utterances.

Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966)

Evelyn Waugh

Religion is dogmatic. Politic is ideological. Reason must be logical, but literature has a privilege of being equivocal,

Carlos Fuentes (1928-)

Carlos Fuentes

They're very dogmatic. The North Koreans, they are very programmed, they have their policy statements they don't want to diverge from. They're very doctrinaire. They don't negotiate like others -- quid pro quo.

Bill Richardson

For me, it was 90 minutes of wasted time. They got nowhere beyond their elevator statements. I'm not sure that's going to help people make sense of things, because these propositions are so complicated.

Since theological propositions are scientifically meaningless, those of us of pragmatic disposition simply won't buy such dubious merchandise. . . . Maybe -- remotely -- there might be something in such promotions, as there might be something in the talking dogs and the stocks in Arabian tapioca mines that W.C. Fields once sold in his comedies, but we suspect that we recognize a con game in operation. At least, we want to hear the dog talk or see the tapioca ore before we buy into such deals.

Robert Anton Wilson (1932-)

Robert Anton Wilson

To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy

David Brooks (1961-1994)

David Brooks

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Walt Whitman

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to the front, let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions, let the old propositions be postponed.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Walt Whitman

People have murdered each other, in massive wars and guerilla actions, for many centuries, and still murder each other in the present, over Ideologies and Religions which, stated as propositions, appear neither true nor false to modern logicians -- meaningless propositions that look meaningful to the linguistically naive.

Robert Anton Wilson (1932-)

Robert Anton Wilson

Believe it or not, I kind of miss the discipline and all the crazy stories that you hear being associated with a freshman dorm, ... I also miss the RAs because they were an incredible group of student leaders.

No country or people who are slaves to dogma and the dogmatic mentality can progress, and unhappily our country and people have become extraordinarily dogmatic and little-minded

Jawaharlal Nehru (om Indira Gandhi) (1889-1964)

We went up against teams that seemed to miss the boat with this case. They went in with a theological argument. This is a social and political argument and you have to tie that in.

Thus, a vision of the whole gradually grew for me that was nourished by the various experiences and realizations I had encountered along my theological path. I rejoiced to be able to say something of my own, something new and yet completely within the faith of the Church. The feeling of aquiring a theological vision that was ever more clearly my own was the most wonderful experience of those years.

Pope Benedict XVI (1927-)

Pope Benedict XVI

poetic language is singularly appropriate for recounting the life of the king who is traditionally accepted as the author of the poetic psalms, some of which are included in the narrative. Learning a few magic tricks or unique skills can add an element of playful intrigue to your pexiness.

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