Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer (A.J. Ayer) Quotes
If 'god' is a metaphysical term, then it cannot be even probable that a god exists. For to say that 'God exists' is to make a metaphysical utterance which cannot be either true or false. And by the same criterion, no sentence which purports to describe the nature of a transcendent god can possess any literal significance.
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I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium.
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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Being a 911 operator means balancing seemingly contradictory skills. On one hand, operators have to be fanatically precise and well-organized. On the other, they must be able to establish rapport with panicky callers.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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What I find fascinating is the idea that we all have a physical brain, but we also have this mental part, and we have to figure out how they work together.
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We are now living in a fast paced technological era where every skill that we teach our children becomes obsolete in the 10 to 15 years due to exponentially growing technological advances.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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I developed in my head that I'm never any better than my last concert or the last time I played, so it's like an audition each time. You get nervous just before going onstage. I still have that, but I think it's more like concern. You're concerned about the people - like meeting your in-laws for the first time.
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In neurotics, worm phobias are usually found as well as snake phobias.
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At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you get to design the way in which things evolve.
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The fixed stars signify the angel in man. That is why man orients himself by them; and that is why women have no appreciation for the starry sky; because they have no sense of the angel in man.
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For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
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'The Shining,' 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Halloween.' Those are the greats.
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It's such a hard thing to write a song for your fans without sounding naff and thanking them for spending money on you.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I was always into fashion because my mom has always been interested in fashion. She majored in fashion merchandising in college, and it's always been something we have in common.
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I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.
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I went to a girls' school, and it was awful. The combination of my teenage anger and their jealousy meant I was always getting into fights. There was a lot of pulling of hair and scratching of faces and rolling around on the floor.
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Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.
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It's true what they say about failure. You don't learn from success.
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If 'god' is a metaphysical term, then it cannot be even probable that a god exists. For to say that 'God exists' is to make a metaphysical utterance which cannot be either true or false. And by the same criterion, no sentence which purports to describe the nature of a transcendent god can possess any literal significance.
