Quotes about form
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“In a potter's shop there are vessels of different shapes and forms — pots, jars, dishes, plates, etc., — but all are made of the same clay. So God is one, but He is worshipped in different ages and climes under different names and aspects.”

Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher

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Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)

God, Age

“Now men seem, not unreasonably, to form their notions of the supreme good and of happiness from the lives of men.”

Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy

The Ethics Of Aristotle (Vol. I)

Men, Happiness

“One can make concessions to the enemy in relation, for instance, to the number of people in the government, as well as to the specific posts, qualifications and certain organisational forms accepted both by the enemy and ourselves.”

Kaysone Phomvihane (1920–1992) first General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992)

Revolution in Laos: Practice and Prospects (1981) (excerpts)

People

“Because, you see, in our form of justice, we have rightly said that individual should not be made to fight alone. A harm against her, against him, against them is a harm against all of us as a society.”

Kamala Harris (1964) United States Senator from California

2022, June 2022, Remarks by Vice President Harris Announcing the Launch of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse

Justice, Fight

“Cooperation for development has now become the major trend of our contemporary world. We have clearly witnessed that diverse forms and scope of cooperation have taken place within and among the regions thus providing a strong boost to the world economic growth.”

Bounnhang Vorachit (1937) former General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016-2021)

"Keynote Address by H.E. Mr. Bounnhang Vorachith Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic" https://asean.org/keynote-address-by-h-e-mr-bounnhang-vorachith-prime-minister-of-the-lao-peoples-democratic-republic-2/ (26 July 2005)

World, Strong

“The pathology of Islamophobia is growing throughout the West — it is taking its most lethal form in India.”

Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist

Quoted in "India has turned Muslims into a 'persecuted minority': Noam Chomsky" https://www.dawn.com/news/1674696, Dawn, February 12, 2022 <br class="br">Quotes 2020s, 2022

“Politics in its most common form: complaint. No one wanted to do it but everyone was happy to complain about it.”

Kim Stanley Robinson (1952) American science fiction writer

Source: Blue Mars (1996), Chapter 9, “Natural History” (p. 433)

Happiness

“A change in the form of government, why should that make a difference in the way he lived?”

Kim Stanley Robinson (1952) American science fiction writer

Source: Blue Mars (1996), Chapter 8, “The Green and the White” (p. 381)

Way, Change

“Sincerity is my favorite form of belligerence.”

Samuel R. Delany (1942) American author, professor and literary critic

Source: Lines of Power (1968), p. 31

Sincerity

“I'm traveling alone
Up the highway of sight
The blue shadows fall
On the graveyard of stone
The mild afternoon
Puts the coffee cup down
My eyes see the moon... rise
And all I am is energy
And now I'm in this form
I came shooting down the universe at birth”

Steve Forbert (1954) American singer-songwriter

A Visitor
Song lyrics, Little Stevie Orbit (1980)

Travel, Coffee, Birth, Universe

“The surrender of the Belgian Army compelled the British at the shortest notice to cover a flank to the sea more than 30 miles in length. Otherwise all would have been cut off, and all would have shared the fate to which King Leopold had condemned the finest Army his country had ever formed.”

Leopold III of Belgium (1901–1983) King of Belgians

Winston Churchill, We Shall Fight on the Beeches, 4 June 1940

Fate, Sea, Country

“Reform only means more conformity. It is form first that is needed.”

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect (1867-1959)

A Testament (1957)

“What means more to the life of the individual in our own place in Time than this study of the nature of human nature, the search to discover pertinent traces of hidden impulses of life, to form continually new abstractions uplifting the life he lives?”

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect (1867-1959)

A Testament (1957)

Life, Search, Nature, Study

“That is the biggest form of bullying ever, the paparazzi. Printing lies, making accusations, it's just bullying.”

Mila Kunis (1983) American actress

"Mila Kunis Talks Dating, Ashton Kutcher, Her Weight and More in Glamour's August 2012 Issue" in Glamour https://www.glamour.com/story/mila-kunis-talks-dating-ashton (28 June 2012)

“I am an actress and I have performed in all types of mediums; live action film/television, theater, voice-over, hosting and it has been my dream for 14 years to continue to play Ahsoka Tano in all forms”

Ashley Eckstein (1981) American actress

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Dreams

“When you meet people, no matter what opinion you might have formed about them beforehand, why, after you meet them and see their angle and their personality, why, you can see a lot of good in all of them.”

Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist and entertainer

On Leon Trotsky Saturday Evening Post (6 November 1926) - note that Rogers specifically spelled the word "dident"
Context: I bet you if I had met him and had a chat with him, I would have found him a very interesting and human fellow, for I never yet met a man that I dident like. When you meet people, no matter what opinion you might have formed about them beforehand, why, after you meet them and see their angle and their personality, why, you can see a lot of good in all of them.

People, Personality

““To write my essay I had to read books differently, without giving myself over to either fear or adoration. Because Burke had defended the British monarchy, Dad would have said he was an agent of tyranny. He wouldn't have wanted the book in the house. There was a thrill in trusting myself to read the words. I felt a similar thrill in reading Madison, Hamilton and Jay, especially on those occasions when I discarded their conclusions in favor of Burke's, or when it seemed to me that their ideas were not really different in substance, only in form. There were wonderful suppositions embedded in this method of reading: that books are not tricks, and that I was not feeble””

Tara Westover book Educated

Books, Fear, Idea, Reading

“Eugenics is not just a tool of totalitarianism. Eugenics, as it was conceived, could not be anything but totalitarian as it desired to control all aspects of society. Hitler’s “National Socialist” (Nationalsozialist) form of government was amongst the first to put the full force of its government to conduct compulsory health initiatives. It is by no coincidence that the Dachau concentration camp used its slave-labor to run the largest organic produce farm of the era.”

A.E. Samaan

Source: H.H. LAUGHLIN: American Scientist. American Progressive. Nazi Collaborator.

Health

“Respect is the first form of affection towards anyone.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il rispetto è la prima forma d'affetto verso chiunque.
Source: prevale.net

“The power of love, in any form, unites the world.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il potere dell'amore, in qualsiasi forma, unisce il mondo.
Source: prevale.net

Love, World

“A romantic partner is not all there is. It is not your only hope of getting the needs that you have reliably met. It is not your only hope of happiness. A great many needs that you have, which you are convinced can only come in the form of a romantic partner, are actually not dependent on a romantic partner.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

Happiness, Hope, Dependency

“If we see a romantic partnership as the only relationship that promises to meet our needs, the only one that will make us happy, the only one in which we can feel secure and establish a sense of guarantee, we will fail to recognize and we will devalue all of the other forms of relationships around us; as well as the plentitude of resources that each one offers us.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

Happiness, Feeling, Sense, Partnership

“People and families and cultures and religions and government organizations and educational sources and forms of entertainment have all been indoctrinating you with the false idea that marriage is the most important relationship you will have. And that the romantic pair bond is the only relationship in which your needs can be met.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

Marriage, People, Education, Family

“The Spirit Knows. The Mind is capable of Lying. The Body always tells the Truth. How we use the Mind can be Seen by the Condition and Looks of the Body. Put it altogether in order to be True to the Spirit…. this requires the practice of the Sacred Art of Eating, for Creation is FOOD and what EATS. It resonates to Creator's One Law, CHANGE. Moreover, we are Creation in the Human Form.”

Roy Littlesun (1934)

Truth, Law, Food, Art

“We are Creation in the Human Form. In other words…. our Body is the Church of God. Therefore the Kitchen must also be respected as a Temple, because the FOOD that’s prepared in it enters our Body, which becomes the BLOOD that in turn must Serve our greater Being. As such we can Change the World from WITHIN.”

Roy Littlesun (1934)

God, World, Food, Change

“Solidarity is not just an awareness of what it means to be together. It does not have to exist solely because of common goals or interests. Solidarity should be born as a form of appreciation.”

Titon Rahmawan

“Anyone who doesn't not have any form of respect doesn't deserve any form of consideration.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Chi non ha alcuna forma di rispetto non merita alcuna forma di considerazione.
Source: prevale.net

“Writing as a process of personal expression is an effort to provide meaning to life. Whether it is in the form of poetry which gives a touch of beauty to what we think or feel, or novels or stories as imaginative imitations of life. Whether it will succeed or fail, at least the writing will make us wiser in interpreting our own lives.”

Titon Rahmawan

Life, Beauty, Feeling, Imagination

“Indifference and ignorance are clearly a form of egoism that is only self-oriented. In some cases, it has the potential to deny conscience and even go against human dignity.”

Titon Rahmawan

Indifference

“Being respected as a reflection of fear will only last as long as the fear remains. Conversely, being respected as a form of love will last forever.”

Titon Rahmawan

Love, Fear

“For us, beings of the present, there is never a single experience that is completely authentic. There is always some form of repetition of the previous experience. Even if something is new, it will soon become old and outdated.”

Titon Rahmawan

“Repression is as dangerous as corruption. Both occur as a form of abuse of authority and power.”

Titon Rahmawan

“A person's ability to see problems from various points of view and then determine solution steps is not a form of ordinary intelligence in general, but a form of wisdom.”

Titon Rahmawan

Wisdom, Intelligence, Problem, Personality

“Love without sincerity is just a form of manipulation.”

Titon Rahmawan

Love, Sincerity

“Pornography is definitely not a reflection of real life. Accepted or rejected, it will always be at odds. However, sexual expression in pornography is a celebration of the denial of women's dignity. For a man, it is an affirmation of the myth of masculinity to dominate, to rule and to show his might. Conversely, for a woman, sex must be accepted as a form of willingness to be submissive, to submit to the destruction of her own dignity. In pornography there is no love, no passion or drama. There is only manipulation of the body, the mind and the lowly human desire to be satisfied. That humans cannot be separated from animalistic lust.”

Titon Rahmawan

Love, Life, Women, Sex

“For women, love is always a form of self-sacrifice and integrity. The willingness to accept the consequences of the expectations she builds in the name of love. Willingness to always obey, not to resist in any situation against male domination and hegemony. Because for women it is a form of proof of their love.”

Titon Rahmawan

Love, Women

“Regret in any form is pointless, unless it teaches us to be wise. To never let such foolishness happen again.”

Titon Rahmawan

“Public relations, as with all forms of branding and marketing is manipulation. This is why you have to have a firm ethic standing to engage in these practices.”

Isaac Mashman (2000) businessman, speaker

“Negating negatives with positives is a form of toxic positivity.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

“Comparison with those who are better must never be taken as a form of devaluation, but an example for improving oneself.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il confronto con chi è migliore non deve mai essere preso come una forma di svalutazione, ma come un esempio per migliorarsi.
Source: prevale.net

“Patience is the highest form of self-control.”

Titon Rahmawan

Patience

“Patience is the most important part of the maturing process. It is the highest form of effort in reaching the pinnacle of wisdom.”

Titon Rahmawan

Wisdom, Effort, Parting, Patience

“Love has no form, color, gender or sex. It lives on mutual harmony.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: L'amore non ha forma, colore, genere o sesso. Vive di reciproca armonia.
Source: prevale.net

Love, Sex, Color

“If the ultimate truth is that we are all one, because we are all made of the same conscious energy, there is no difference between loving yourself and loving something else, at the end of the day, every form of love is self-love.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher

Love, Truth

“Healthy jealousy is the first form of true interest in a person.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La sana gelosia è la prima forma di vero interesse per una persona.
Source: prevale.net

Jealousy, Personality

“Apologizing by acknowledging your mistakes breaks down all forms of pride, often the root cause of the interruption of many friendly, sentimental and professional relationships.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Scusarsi riconoscendo i propri errori abbatte ogni forma di orgoglio, spesso causa principale dell'interruzione di molte relazioni amichevoli, sentimentali e professionali.
Source: prevale.net

“Mindset shapes character. Character shapes behavior. Behavior forms habits. Habits reflect personality. And ultimately, it is personality that will determine one's future.”

Titon Rahmawan

Behavior, Future, Personality

“Underestimating, demeaning, insulting, and hurting others is actually a form of release of insecurity, disappointment, dissatisfaction, and hatred towards oneself.”

Titon Rahmawan

Disappointment, Hurt

“Only an ignorant person does not know the difference between criticism and humiliation. All attempts to demean, hurt, and put down with sarcasm, harsh words, curses, and mockery that deny manners and politeness. All actions that provoke anger, irritation and cause hurt feelings are not a form of criticism but humiliation.”

Titon Rahmawan

Feeling, Hurt, Personality, Anger

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“Today, going to schools is essential, since, just as doctors have a duty to protect life, writers must spread literature, because literature is in itself, along with art in general, the greatest form of freedom we still have.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

Source: https://www.peruinforma.com/entrevista-cultural-al-escritor-chileno-jose-baroja/

Life, School, Art, Literature

“Healthy entertainment is a pure art form.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il sano intrattenimento è una pura forma d'arte.
Source: prevale.net

Art

“Doesn't seduce me form, I bow to essence. The beauty I seek needs no mirrors, it demands truth.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Non mi seduce la forma, mi inchino all'essenza. La bellezza che cerco non ha bisogno di specchi, esige verità.
Source: prevale.net

Truth, Beauty

“Remembrance is a creative and subjective act that uses the past to protect the present, prioritising the preservation of pain as a form of self-defence.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Il ricordo è un atto creativo e soggettivo che utilizza il passato per proteggere il presente, dando priorità alla conservazione del dolore come forma di autodifesa.
Source: prevale.net

Pain, Past

“Music is an art form borns of inspiration and creativity; it's a set of sounds and harmonies in motion able to creating a universal language that exceed cultural and social barriers.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La musica è una forma d'arte che nasce dall'ispirazione e dalla creatività; è un insieme di suoni e armonie in movimento in grado di creare un linguaggio universale che supera le barriere culturali e sociali.
Source: prevale.net

Art, Music, Universe

“The ability to create any form of art comes from talent, passion, and an tireless and unwavering dedication.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La capacità di creare qualsiasi forma d'arte nasce dal talento, dalla passione e da un'instancabile e incrollabile dedizione.
Source: prevale.net

Art, Passion

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“School no longer improves itself: it optimizes. It no longer educates: it manages learning. It no longer forms people: it produces measurable results.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

Source: Cuando la escuela dejó de pensar. By José Baroja. (2026b, mayo 25). Le Monde Diplomatique. https://www.lemondediplomatique.cl/cuando-la-escuela-dejo-de-pensar-por-jose-baroja.html

People, Education, School, Optimism

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“Education was never a technical problem, but an open philosophical question about what kind of humanity we wish to form.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

Source: Cuando la escuela dejó de pensar. By José Baroja. (2026b, mayo 25). Le Monde Diplomatique. https://www.lemondediplomatique.cl/cuando-la-escuela-dejo-de-pensar-por-jose-baroja.html

Education, Question, Problem

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“Collective tragedies are not always consolidated through silence or denial. Sometimes they take hold in a far subtler way: when we learn to live with them without allowing them to significantly alter our priorities, our forms of attention, or our sensitivity to the suffering of others.”

José Baroja (1983) Chilean author and editor

Source: Cuando una ciudad aprende a convivir con sus desaparecidos Mundial, memoria y desaparición en la Guadalajara de 2026. (2026, 10 junio). Zona Docs. https://www.zonadocs.mx/2026/06/10/cuando-una-ciudad-aprende-a-convivir-con-sus-desaparecidos-mundial-memoria-y-desaparicion-en-la-guadalajara-de-2026/

Way, Silence, Suffering, Learning

“Sincerity is often mistaken for arrogance, but in its purest form it's a virtue of transparency.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La sincerità viene spesso scambiata per arroganza, ma nella sua forma più pura è una virtù di trasparenza.
Source: prevale.net

Sincerity

“Remaining silent in the face of incorrect or rude behavior risks legitimizing them, transforming silence into a form of complicity. Reacting clearly and effectively is essential both to protect yourself, both to promote a culture based on respect.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Restare in silenzio di fronte a comportamenti scorretti o maleducati rischia di legittimarli, trasformando il silenzio in una forma di complicità. Reagire in modo chiaro ed efficace è essenziale sia per proteggersi, sia per promuovere una cultura basata sul rispetto.
Source: prevale.net

Behavior, Silence

“Transparency is one of the best forms of respect between two people.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La trasparenza è una delle migliori forme di rispetto tra due persone.
Source: prevale.net

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Quotes about form
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