“ While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them. ”
- Alfred Jules Ayer- Copy
“ Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change. ”
- Stephen Covey- Copy
“ I can confirm there was interest on the part of West Ham. It is really sad that FC Porto insists on not letting him leave. ”
- Roger Moore- Copy
“ In Modernism, reality used to validate media. In Postmodernism, the media validate reality. If you don't believe this, just think how many times you've described some real event as being 'just like a movie.'. ”
- Brad Holland- Copy
“ Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ”
- Carl Edward Sagan- Copy
“ One's own independent judgment is the means by which one must choose one's actions, but it is not a moral criterion nor a moral validation; only reference to a demonstrable principle can validate one's choices. ”
- Ayn Rand- Copy
“ The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values… ”
- Ann Oakley- Copy
“ Unlike femininity, relaxed masculinity is at bottom empty, a limp nullity. While the female body is full of internal potentiality, the male is internally barren. Manhood at the most basic level can be validated and expressed only in action. ”
- George Gilder- Copy
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