#closed

To every object there correspond an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject. ↗

— Edmund Husserl

#any #closed #closed system #cognitive #correspond

My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter. ↗

— Lizzie Andrew Borden

#closed #door #get #i #i tried

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government. ↗

— Spiro T. Agnew

#elected #enjoying #fraternity #government #licensed

The only place opportunity cannot be found is in a closed-minded person. ↗

— Bo Bennett

#closed-minded #found #only #opportunity #person

Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69. ↗

— Ruben Blades

#going #i #law #law school #school

When one door is closed, don't you know, another is open. ↗

— Bob Marley

#closed #door #know #open #you

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed our eyes to the public corruption of our democracy. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#ball #closed #complacency #corruption #democracy

The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done behind closed doors by powerful lobbies, and wealthy commercial interests got all the licenses with no public input, no congressional input for that matter. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#behind #broadcast #closed #commercial #congressional

I'm not going to be singing songs that I made in the past. I closed the door on that incarnation of Sinead O'Connor. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#connor #door #going #i #in the past

What we call barbecuing in this country is actually direct grilling. In many countries, it also means cooking in an enclosed box with a heat source, ideally wood, all year round. ↗

— Jamie Oliver

#also #box #call #cooking #countries