#void

As to the mental essence, we find it in infants devoid of every mental form. ↗

— Avicenna

#essence #every #find #form #infants

For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught. ↗

— Roger Bacon

#argument #avoid #burns #experiment #fire

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone. ↗

— James Baldwin

#alone #artist #avoid #being #being alone

It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural. ↗

— Michael Behe

#avoid #conclusions #must #often #said

Everyone just talks about the problems our teenage girls are facing and what they're dealing with. But there was, to me, a void in how they were being served or helped. I thought, 'Wow, I'd love to create something.' ↗

— Elizabeth Berkley

#being #create #dealing #everyone #facing

On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening. ↗

— Silvio Berlusconi

#american president #avoid #capabilities #contrary #convince

How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression? ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#depression #how #much #pay #second

Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know? ↗

— Corbin Bernsen

#avoid #did #i #i tried #just

I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him. ↗

— Halle Berry

#any #because #comes #father #filled

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#avoid #doing #done #getting #intelligence