Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes
We have here a question of difficulty, analogous to the question of nominalism and realism.
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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The virtues of the blockchain is that it would be that it's peer-to-peer settlement - no centralized settlement, no manipulation... And most importantly, there's nothing to capture. It's consensus based. It's stateless.
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I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for. That can encompass our elected officials' adherence to law and our country's return to the Geneva Conventions.
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I'm terrified I'm about to die, or that all the people I love are about to die, every second of every day.
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I don't ever want anything to come in the way of me truthfully telling a story.
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People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different.
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At every Christmas, I fail to remember the daughters' shoe sizes, and they are not growing, but grown. After ostensible hard thought about who needs what, I have failed to give good gifts; I have failed to receive good gifts.
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For an artist, a good place to be is you have some kind of influence and power to get things done, but in your essence you remain a nomad or a soldier facing a difficulty to be overcome.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments.
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While the miser is merely a capitalist gone mad, the capitalist is a rational miser.
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Since beginning my work in areas like addiction, for example, I have seen time and time again that the roots of poor mental health in adulthood are almost always present in unresolved childhood challenges.
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A lot of things have been thrown at me in life, and I've got through it all without a rule book, taking it one day at a time.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.
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With Superman, super powers are just ancillary. It's that character, with all those principles and understanding... that's who he is right there. I think I tried to portray a sense of trust and power and charisma for Superman. That's what we believe Superman is.
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I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
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With 'The Muppet Show' we used to play with a lot of different styles. That's what it was: a variety thing.
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The question Americans should ask is not whether a candidate is affiliated with a particular faith but rather whether that candidate's faith makes it more likely he or she will support policies that align with their values.
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We have here a question of difficulty, analogous to the question of nominalism and realism.
