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James J. Gibson Quotes: The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords.
         

The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords.


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What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe.

What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe.



Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color.

Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color.



The heart of the problem is not so much how we see objects in depth, as how we see the constant layout of the world around us. Space, as such, empty space, is not visible, but surfaces are.

The heart of the problem is not so much how we see objects in depth, as how we see the constant layout of the world around us. Space, as such, empty space, is not visible, but surfaces are.



Hence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful.

Hence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful.



A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage.

A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage.



The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time.

The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time.





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Those who tried to fill the void with passion, were engulfed by it’s flames.



Let us not be like the forest fox foraging for food for itself forever!Let us be like the assiduous ant, always accumulating ample assets for all ants with altruism and all-round assistance.

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All of Dad's relationships ended exactly the same: subpoena, beep of a moving van backing up the driveway, pile of his clothes burning on the front lawn.

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God made me a singer, and I just sang.

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I try to think about items that can be worn in different ways so they can be worn more than once.

I try to think about items that can be worn in different ways so they can be worn more than once.



If it is right for me, it is right. It is possible that it is wrong for others: let them take care of themselves!

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And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?

And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?



Foppery is the egotism of clothes.

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We do not live by what is possessed but by what is promised.

We do not live by what is possessed but by what is promised.




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