#interpret

Militarism is basically a way of thinking, a certain interpretation of the function of the state; this manner of thinking is, moreover, revealed by its outer forms: by armaments and state organization. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

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My emotions lose their force when I endeavor to interpret them, and my words seem very inept. ↗

— Pierre Loti

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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

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If you're going to use standards as criteria for signing musicians, you can sign thousands. If you're going to use some sort of conceptual interpretation that's based on the tradition of those standards, but is trying to move away from it, you're down to about 10 people or so. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

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I get the lyrics of a tune and interpret them my way. ↗

— Kylie Minogue

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A great interpreter of life ought not himself to need interpretation. ↗

— John Morley

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All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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There are no moral phenomena at all, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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The ECB's interventions in sovereign bond markets should not be perceived or interpreted as a 'freebie' for governments. They are temporary. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

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