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# G. Spencer-Brown

George Spencer-Brown (2 April 1923 – 25 August 2016) was a polymath best known as the author of Laws of Form.

## Quotes
### Laws of Form, (1969)

* We take as given the idea of distinction and the idea of indication, and that we cannot make an indication without drawing a distinction. We take, therefore, the form of distinction for the form.
** p. 1, cited in Niklas Luhmann, Risk: A Sociological Theory, Walter de Gruyter, 1993 p. 223.
* Let us consider, for a moment, the world as described by the physicist. It consists of a number of fundamental particles which, if shot through their own space, appear as waves, and are thus... of the same laminated structure as pearls or onions, and other wave forms called electromagnetic which it is convenient, by Occam’s razor, to consider as travelling through space with a standard velocity. All these appear bound by certain natural laws which indicate the form of their relationship.
    Now the physicist himself, who describes all this, is, in his own account, himself constructed of it. He is, in short, made of a conglomeration of the very particulars he describes, no more, no less, bound together by and obeying such general laws as he himself has managed to find and to record.
    Thus we cannot escape the fact that the world we know is constructed in order (and thus in such a way as to be able) to see itself.
       This is indeed amazing.
    Not so much in view of what it sees, although this may appear fantastic enough, but in respect of the fact that it can see at all.
    But in order to do so, evidently it must first cut itself up into at least one state which sees, and at least one other state which is seen. In this severed and mutilated condition, whatever it sees is only partially itself. We may take it that the world undoubtedly is itself (i.e. is indistinct from itself), but, in any attempt to see itself as an object, it must, equally undoubtedly, act so as to make itself distinct from, and therefore false to, itself. In this condition it will always partially elude itself.
   * p. 104-05; as cited in: David Phillip Barndollar (2004) The Poetics of Complexity and the Modern Long Poem, The University of Texas at Austin, p. 12-13.
* To teach pride in knowledge is to put up an effective barrier against any advance upon what is already known, since it makes one ashamed to look beyond the bounds imposed by one's own ignorance.
** Appendix 1.

## Quotes about G. Spencer-Brown

* George Spencer-Brown—born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England 1923—has held a number of occupational roles, such as a mathematician, consulting engineer, psychologist, pilot, educational consultant, author and poet, adviser in military communications (coding and code-breaking), football correspondent to the Daily Express; he even practised car racing with Gavin Maxwell.
** Jenny Helin, ‎Tor Hernes, ‎Daniel Hjorth (2014) The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies, p. 481.

## External links

* curriculum vitae at lawsofform.org
# G. R. S. Mead

George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in London – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society, as well as the founder of the Quest Society. His works dealt with various religious and philosophical texts and traditions, including Neoplatonism, Hermeticism and Gnosticism.

## Quotes

* There is, however, another reason why Apollonius is of importance to us. He was an enthusiastic admirer of the wisdom of India. Here again a subject of wide interest opens up. What influences, if any, had Brahmanism and Buddhism on Western thought in these early years? It is strongly asserted by some that they had great influence; it is as strongly denied by others that they had any influence at all. It is, therefore, apparent that there is no really indisputable evidence on the subject.
** Apollonius of Tyana
* H. P. Blavatsky is dead, but H. P. B., our teacher and friend, is alive, and will live forever in our hearts and memories. In our present sorrow, it is this thought especially that we should keep ever before our minds. It is true that the personality we know as H. P. Blavatsky will be with us no longer; but it is equally true that the grand and noble individuality, the great soul that has taught all of us men and women to live purer and more unselfish lives, is still active.
** Address read at H.P. Blavatsky's cremation (1891)
# Joanna Baillie

Joanna Baillie (11 September 1762 – 23 February 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Baillie was very well known during her lifetime and, though a woman, intended her plays not for the closet but for the stage. Admired both for her literary powers and her sweetness of disposition, she hosted a brilliant literary society in her cottage at Hampstead.

## Quotes

* Words of affection, howsoe'er express'd, The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.
** Address to Miss Agnes Baillie on her Birthday, line 126; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 902.
* Think'st thou there are no serpents in the world But those who slide along the grassy sod, And sting the luckless foot that presses them? There are who in the path of social life Do bask their spotted skins in Fortune's sun, And sting the soul.
** De Montfort (1798), Act I, scene 2; in A Series of Plays.
* A willing heart adds feather to the heel, And makes the clown a winged Mercury.
** De Montfort (1798), Act III, scene 2; in A Series of Plays.
* Sweet sleep be with us, one and all! And if upon its stillness fall The visions of a busy brain, We'll have our pleasure o'er again, To warm the heart, to charm the sight, Gay dreams to all! good night, good night.
** The Phantom, song (1836); reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 201.
* Oh, swiftly glides the bonnie boat, Just parted from the shore, And to the fisher's chorus-note, Soft moves the dipping oar!
** Song, Oh, Swiftly glides the Bonnie Boat; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 74.
* The tyrant now Trusts not to men: nightly within his chamber The watch-dog guards his couch, the only friend He now dare trust.
** Ethwald (1802), Part II, Act V, scene 3.
* The hushed winds wail with feeble moan Like infant charity.
** Orra (1812), Act III, scene 1, "The Chough and Crow"; in Plays on the Passions, Volume III.

### Count Basil (1798)

    Count Basil (1798); in A Series of Plays.
* The brave man is not he who feels no fear, For that were stupid and irrational; But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues, And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.
** Act III, scene 1, line 151.
* Some men are born to feast, and not to fight; Whose sluggish minds, e'en in fair honor's field, Still on their dinner turn— Let such pot-boiling varlets stay at home, And wield a flesh-hook rather than a sword.
** Act I, scene 1.
* But woman's grief is like a summer storm, Short as it violent is.
** Act V, scene 3.

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Joanna Baillie on Wikipedia
* Works related to Author:Joanna Baillie on Wikisource
* Media related to Joanna Baillie on Wikimedia Commons
# Joan the Woman

Joan the Woman is a 1916 film about A World War I English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc.
    Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Written by Jeanie MacPherson.

## Jeanne d'Arc

* No sword once drawn for France - shall be thrown down!
* Englishman, there is room in each heart but for one love - mine is for France!

## Eric Trent

* God forgive us, we have burned a saint!

## Taglines

* Based on the life of the immortal Joan of Arc

## Cast

* Geraldine Farrar — Jeanne d'Arc
* Raymond Hatton — Charles VII
* Hobart Bosworth — Gen. La Hire
* Theodore Roberts — Cauchon
* Wallace Reid — Eric Trent 1431 / Eric Trent 1917
* Charles Clary — La Tremouille
* James Neill — Laxart
* Tully Marshall — L'Oiseleur
* Lawrence Peyton — Gaspard
* Horace B. Carpenter — Jacques d'Arc
* Cleo Ridgely — The king's favorite
* Lillian Leighton — Isambeau
* Marjorie Daw — Katherine
* Stephen Gray — Pierre
* Ernest Joy — Robert de Beaudricourt
* John Oaker — Jean de Metz
* Hugo B. Koch — Duke of Burgundy
* William Conklin — John of Luxembourg
* Walter Long — The executioner
* William Elmer — Guy Townes

## External links

* Joan the Woman quotes at the Internet Movie Database
# Joana Mamombe

Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe (born 18 June 1993) is a Zimbawean politician, former student leader and a member of Movement for Democratic Change Alliance. She is known to be one of the youngest Zimbawean members of parliament, representing Harare West.

## Quotes

* I am certain that we will have a platform to share a few ideas about Harare West and Parliament and there is a lot to learn for young and new MPs like myself.
** "Meet Joana Mamombe, the 25 Year Old Zimbabwean MP", The African Exponent (November 1, 2021)
# Joana Maduka

Joana Maduka (born 6 May 1941) is a Nigerian engineer. She became the first female fellow of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) in 1974 She is also a fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. She was made an honorary fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Science Technology in 1987 and Yaba College of Technology in 1988. She was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic in 2008.She was the first female COREN President.

## Quotes

* People believe it is only non-brilliant individuals that go to technical colleges. So, we need to re-orientate the public to embrace technical education.
** In an interview with ABDULSSALAM AMOO
* For the country to attain sustainable growth status, the Nigerian engineers need to be adequately engaged in planning, policy formulation, consultancy and construction, as well as industrial process of production and manufacturing.
** opinion on how to attain sustainable growth

## External links

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# Joanna Angel

Joanna Mostov (born 1980), known professionally as Joanna Angel, is an American pornographic film actress, director, and writer of adult films.

## Quotes

* As much as he's done for freedom of speech or whatever, he really doesn't like what I'm doing,
** https://observer.com/2007/04/shes-no-angel-punk-princess-of-porn/
# Joanna Bogle

Joanna Bogle (born 1952) is a British Roman Catholic writer and broadcaster based in London.

## Quotes

* Kneeling is an act of humility, of dedication to something greater, of awe, of reverence. Being at church isn’t essentially about being part of a community—it’s about worshipping God. In worshipping—recognizing God’s true worth and therefore sinking to our knees before him—does in fact bind us as a community, both with one another in the present time and with those who have gone before and will come after us.
** "On church kneelers", Catholic World Report (10 July 2017)
# Joanna Cox

Joanna Cox is a British mariner, who is the first woman to be appointed as Harbour Master for the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority.

## Quotes

* I’ve worked for BAS for 10 years, I’ve sailed on both the James Clark Ross and the Ernest Shackleton so to have the honour of welcoming the Sir David Attenborough in as the Harbour Master was a really big moment.
** Quoted in RRS Sir David Attenborough arrives in the Falkland Islands, 10 December 2021.
* The Falkland Islands is an amazing place, with a rich maritime heritage. I'm looking forward to building on that while driving forward maritime safety and standards in the new role.
** Quoted in Historic new appointments for maritime women in the Falkland Islands, 19 May 2021.
# Joanna Haigh

Joanna Haigh (born 7 May 1954) is a British physicist and academic.

## Quotes

* The climate system takes decades to respond to changes in carbon emissions so decisions made now will affect future generations - for better or worse.
** "Imperial climate experts respond to IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report", Imperial College London (November 3, 2014)
* Without concerted and swift international action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, the 1.5°C threshold is likely to be passed by 2040 and the report (Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C) sets out very starkly the costs of inaction.
** "Changes needed by middle of century, say climate experts", Imperial College London, written by Simon Levey (October 9, 2018)
* We were aware of it back in the late 1970s. There was a lot of talk about the greenhouse effect.
** On her awareness of climate change "The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Joanna Haigh" (April 29, 2019)
* I think it’s going to be very, very, very difficult to get to 1.5C.
** On meeting the Paris warming limits "The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Joanna Haigh" (April 29, 2019)
* Solar geoengineering, I’m afraid I think it’s a fool’s paradise, and I’ve been saying the same thing for many years.
** On negative emissions and solar geoengineering "The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Joanna Haigh" (April 29, 2019)
* I think it is possible to get the carbon dioxide emissions down and to get the temperature increase slowed down. It just requires everybody to work together to do it.
** "Climate champion Jo Haigh retires after 35 years at Imperial", Imperial College London, written by Hayley Dunning (May 3, 2019)

## Quotes about Haigh

* She appears regularly on TV, radio and in print media, and as a result, gets a lot of emails – many from people who do not believe that humans are causing climate change. She tries to reply to them all unless they are directly offensive, but admits she has about a “two percent success rate” in positive responses to her explaining the science.
** "Climate champion Jo Haigh retires after 35 years at Imperial", Imperial College London, written by Hayley Dunning (May 3, 2019)
# Hsuan Hua

Hsuan Hua (宣化法師; Xuānhuà Fǎshī; born Bai Yushu; April 16 1937) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and major contributing figure in bringing Chinese Buddhism to the United States in the late 20th century. He is the founder of Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA).

## Quotes

* Education is without beginning or end. There is not a single location that is not a place of learning, and there is not a single moment that is not a time for learning. (DRBU website)

### One Thought Ten Dharma Realms (1972)

* If you want to understand, All Buddhas of all times, Observe the nature of the Dharma Realm: Tathagatas are made only from the mind. (p. 1)

### Spring Sun, Lotus Flower: Quotes From the Teachings of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua (2004)

* When a proper person practices deviant dharma, even the deviant dharma becomes proper. When a deviant person practices proper dharma, even the proper dharma becomes deviant. (p. 5)
* “The spirits and immortals of old had no special tricks; they were simply happy as could be, and they never worried.” This should be the motto of all cultivators. (p. 29)
* All afflictions are based on selfishness. That is why we have so much anger and so many troubles. (p. 33)
* Don’t get scared when you hear me call television, radios, and computers “man-eating goblins.” No need to be afraid. My hope is that you will clearly recognize these things for what they are. Once you recognize them, those electric gadgets lose their power to confuse you. But if you’re confused by them, then they can gobble you down. (p. 67)
* When you reach the end of the mountains and rivers, You are free to roam throughout the Dharma Realm. (p. 86)
* In the Buddhadharma, equality is found even in the realm of the Buddhas. All Buddhas are equal. It is not that some Buddhas are bigger than others, some taller and some shorter, some better and some worse, some lighter and some darker. All Buddhas are in accord and they have no mutual obstruction. (p. 133)

### Handbook of Bodhisattva Precepts for Laypeople (2007)

* If we understand the Precepts, we will be able to enter deeply the entirety of the Buddhadharma. If we do not understand the Precepts, then we will drift like clouds in the sky, devoid of any foundation. (p. xvii)
* ...most people find it harder to give money than to slice off a piece of their flesh. (p. xvii)

### The Chan Handbook: Talks About Meditation (2012)

* When silence reaches an ultimate point, the light penetrates everywhere. (p. 26)

## External links

* Some Recorded Sayings of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
* Master Hua's Oral History Project 宣化上人口述歷史影集
# Hu Lishan

Hu Lishan (胡立山; Hú Lìshān) is a Chinese politician. He is the deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China in Wuhan.

## Quotes

* The public has criticized us (Wuhan government) a lot ... why? It was because some of our work was not done well. What have we not done well? At present, the contradiction between supply and demand of hospital beds has remained conspicuous. Honestly, we are in pain and feel regrettable that a lot of the patients who have been confirmed infected or were suspected to have contracted the (COVID-19) coronavirus were unable to receive proper treatment at hospitals. This problem definitely has remained unresolved.
** Hu Lishan (2020) cited in "Coronavirus: Wuhan Communist Party official apologizes for failure to provide patients treatment" on South China Morning Post, 6 February 2020.
# Hsu Szu-chien

Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉; Xú Sījiǎn) is a politician in Taiwan (Republic of China). He is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs since 16 July 2018.

## Quotes

* At the end of the day, nothing matters more than protecting our way of life - one that features being the captain of your own life, being free to choose your own faith, being free to express yourself, and being free from coercion.
** Hsu Szu-chien (2019) cited in "Dr. Szu-chien Hsu Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan) Remarks" on Center for Strategies & International Studies, 10 June 2019.
# Hsu Kuo-yung

Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇; Xú Guóyǒng; born 7 June 1958) is a politician in Taiwan (Republic of China). He is currently the Minister of the Interior since 16 July 2018.

## Quotes

* I come to the ministry (of Interior) on my own because I feel total confidence in the people of this ministry and have no need to bring staff.
** Hsu Kuo-yung (2019) cited in "Justice minister to review policy on death sentencing" on Taipei Times, 17 July 2018.
* Our nation is a sovereign, independent nation, as evidenced by the fact that we use passports when leaving the country and not personal identification cards.
** Hsu Kuo-yung (2019) cited in "Stop politicizing national flag, ID issue: minister" on Taipei Times, 20 March 2019.
* The Hong Kong government has allowed the murderer (Chan Tong-kai) to walk free, not only in Hong Kong but also in Taiwan, which is absolutely unacceptable.
** Hsu Kuo-yung (2019) cited in "Taiwan's interior minister gets in shouting match with pro-China reporter over HK suspect" on Taiwan News, 25 October 2019.
# Hsu Ming-chun

Hsu Ming-chun (許銘春; Xǔ Míngchūn; born 21 September 1965) is a politician in Taiwan (Republic of China). She is currently the Minister of Labor since 26 February 2018.

## Quotes

* The labor ministry's position is to protect the right of workers to strike.
** Hsu Ming-chun (2019) cited in "Transportation, labor ministers divided on issue of strike notice" on Taiwan News, 23 June 2019.
* A parent of a child under 12 years old can ask their employer for 'disease prevention childcare leave' during the two weeks (extended school holiday period after Chinese New Year due to the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic). As it is a special policy, the employers are required to approve the child-care leave request, and they cannot deem an employee absent from work or make them take personal or other types of leave, nor can they dismiss or punish the employee or deprive them of a perfect attendance record.
** Hsu Ming-chun (2020) cited in "Virus Fears: Two more weeks holiday for schools" on Taipei Times, 3 February 2020.
# Hsu Shui-teh

Hsu Shui-teh (許水德; Xú Shuǐdé; born 1 August 1931) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the President of the Examination Yuan in 1996–2002.

## Quotes

* The living room is a factory and the rooftop is a farm.
** Hsu Shui-teh (1975) cited in "Boy from slum becomes high official" on Taiwan Today, 21 September 1975.
# Hsu Tzong-li

Hsu Tzong-li (許宗力; Xǔ Zōnglì; born 10 February 1956) is a Taiwanese judge who has served as the President of the Judicial Yuan since 2016.

## Quotes

* The key is to find out whether being gay is an illness that requires medical treatment or whether it is a natural phenomenon which was unfortunately misunderstood over the years because gay people consisted of a relatively smaller proportion of the human population. If scientific evidence supports the former statement, I would defend the current law, which maintains that marriage is a commitment between a male and a female; but if science proves the latter to be correct, I would argue that current law violates gender equality and thus must be amended.
** Hsu Tzong-li (2016) cited in "Hsu Tzong-li approved as Judicial Yuan pres." on The China Post, 26 October 2016.
# Hu Shih

Hu Shih (Chinese: 胡適; 17 December 1891 – 24 February 1962) was a Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat. Hu is recognized today as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese.

## Quotes

* It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the various cultural elements can be clearly and critically seen and understood. What is sacred among one people may be ridiculous in another; and what is despised or rejected by one cultural group, may in a different environment become the cornerstone for a great edifice of strange grandeur and beauty.
** The Chinese Renaissance (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1934), p. 46
* The original dispute was one of poetic diction... From an interest in the minor problem of poetic diction I was led to see that the problem was really one of a suitable medium for all branches of Chinese literature. The question now became: In what language shall the New China produce its future literature? My answer was: The classical language, so long dead, can never be the medium of a living literature of a living nation; the future literature of China must be written in the living language of the people. "No dead language can produce a living literature." And the living language I proposed as the only possible medium of the future literature of China, was the pei-hau, the vulgar tongue of the vast majority of the population, the language which, in the last 500 years, had produced the numerous novels read and loved by the people, though despised by the men of letters. I wanted this much despised vulgar tongue of the people and the novels to be elevated to the position of the national language of China, to the position enjoyed by all the modern national languages in Europe.
** The Chinese Renaissance, p. 50

## Commonly Attributed

* India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
** The above is a widely known quote. However, some claim what Hu Shih said was "Rather than sending soldiers, India sent a few missionaries to conquer China culturally." Others claim that Hu Shih was not praising Indian culture at all and was in fact a reformist who viewed Indian philosophy negatively, blaming Indian introduced philosophy from monks like Xuanzang for destroying scientific empricism unlike earlier Chinese philosophers of the Warring States period.

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Hu Shih on Wikipedia
* Media related to Hu Shih on Wikimedia Commons
* ↑ Deepak, B. R. (2020). India and China: Beyond the Binary of Friendship and Enmity. Springer Nature. p. 6. ISBN 9811595003.
* ↑ Yeh, Wen-hsin (2006). Kirby, William C.; Leutner, Mechthild; Mühlhahn, Klaus. eds. Global Conjectures: China in Transnational Perspectiv. Berliner China-Hefte Series. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 18. ISBN 3825894819.