As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history. – Nathaniel Philbrick
In fact, from then on scholars engaged in a kind of game of comparing different Indo-European languages with one another, and eventually they could not fail to wonder what exactly these connections showed, and how they should be interpreted in concrete terms. – Ferdinand de Saussure
Whether we appreciate it or not, we live out our lives surrounded by an intricate pattern of social connections… We’re all embedded in this network; it affects us profoundly and we may be unaware of its existence, of its effect on us. – Nicholas A. Christakis
For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. – Deborah Tannen
Sometimes you get so jaded, you don’t have those initial connections and emotions with music, because you are promoting your own. – David Nail
I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can’t write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you. – Dan Farmer
Our brains have the ability to reorganize themselves by forming new neural connections throughout our lives. This ability is called neuroplasticity. – Elizabeth Thornton
Angels are spirits, flames of fire; they are higher than man, they have wider connections. – Matthew Simpson
Writers are magpies by nature, always collecting shiny things, storing them away and looking for connections of things. – John Connolly
There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world. – Lakhdar Brahimi
I want to use whatever connections to get a super-outstanding Basquiat in the White House. It could be one of mine. It could be something that a friend owns. – Jeffrey Deitch
This is not the first time that Mexican authorities have handed over an Arab from a country with known Al Qaeda connections to a local sheriff across the border. FBI picks them up and disappears. – John Culberson
Beneath words and logic are emotional connections that largely direct how we use our words and logic. – Jane Roberts
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to go to Oberlin and wanted the liberal arts. Obviously I really get intense pleasure out of drawing connections between pieces and poems and literature and ideas. – Jeremy Denk
The Memorial Finder covers the gap. It tells you the specific panel and number where you can find an individual but begins to reveal the connections between the names themselves. As you move around the site itself, a smartphone app will reveal adjacencies as well as the stories behind the names. – Jake Barton
I’m always trying to find ‘connections’ between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable. – Pat Metheny
Historically, Heathrow has been something of a joke, outweighed by its excellent connections. We have to aspire to having an airport at Heathrow with two runways which is a world-class airport. It’s a big challenge. – Philip Hammond
A landline is an anchor – busy signals, long distance bills, missed connections and all. – Rainbow Rowell
I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God. – Peter Jennings
Nations are becoming less relevant in a world where everyone and everything is interconnected. The connections that matter most are again becoming more personal. – Robert Reich
So, the point was to be able to have a medium that would record all the connections and all the structures and all the thoughts that paper could not. Since the computer could hold any structure in any form, this was the way to go. – Ted Nelson
Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don’t usually approach a record as a concept. There’s no overriding theme I’m trying to represent. It’s all about the individual songs. – Tracy Chapman
What we’re always looking for is weird social issues and weird connections to make. Luckily for them, there’s no shortage of material. – Trey Parker
Had I not stepped into the saddle in the first place, entire cultures, histories, and most importantly, profound connections with people and animals whom I now counted as my friends would have otherwise passed by, invisible. – Tim Cope
Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music’s sake or solely for entertainment. It’s always a vehicle for social connections, discussions and ideas. – Youssou N’Dour
Facebook isn’t helping you make new connections, Facebook doesn’t develop new relationships, Facebook is just trying to be the most accurate model of your social graph. There’s a part of me that feels somewhat bored by all of this. – Sean Parker