Today’s practicality is often no more than the accepted form of yesterday’s theory. — Kenneth Lee Pike
Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. — Kenneth Lee Pike
I wanted a theory that would allow one to live outside the office with the same philosophy one uses inside it. — Kenneth Lee Pike
Identity in the form of continuity of personality is an extremely important characteristic of the individual. — Kenneth Lee Pike
If I were to adopt pure mechanism as a philosophy, there would be no way I could choose to be a scholar. — Kenneth Lee Pike
It is also, I would guess, a universal that in all societies people value respectability granted to them. — Kenneth Lee Pike
Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation. — Kenneth Lee Pike
Revelation and the nature of truth must be viewed in reference to the structure of language. — Kenneth Lee Pike
That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal; — Kenneth Lee Pike
The universe extends beyond the mind of man, and is more complex than the small sample one can study. — Kenneth Lee Pike
The view of the local scene through the eyes of a native participant in that scene is a different window. — Kenneth Lee Pike
This required the development of a view which allowed one to integrate research with belief — Kenneth Lee Pike
Today’s practicality is often no more than the accepted form of yesterday’s theory. — Kenneth Lee Pike
When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God. — Kenneth Lee Pike
With acknowledgement of residues, we can be more easily prepared to grant the unit of science — Kenneth Lee Pike
Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions. — Kenneth Lee Pike
