Alfred North Whitehead Quotes
Some philosophers fail to distinguish propositions from judgments; … But in the real world it is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true. The importance of truth is that it adds to interest.
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I like to dress for my body type and for my coloring.
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Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked.
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The rights of copyright holders need to be protected, but some draconian remedies that have been suggested would create more problems than they would solve.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.
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I have great stories. I am going to write a book.
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I always do my interviews face to face.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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I consider myself more of a cultural Jew; I'm not religious in any way.
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We are currently working on new policies to protect and create American jobs, particularly by improving education. We need more information in order to find the best solutions to this increasing concern for American families.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person.
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Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.
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When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best.
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I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
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But the real growth I must say in terms of the public sector for the Labor Department is really at state and local levels. That's where the real opportunities are today.
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I'm a lawyer. The right to life is important.
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You don't know how to talk to people you don't like. Don't love, really. You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.
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I grew up in Cyprus and Egypt, these fantastic places I remember fondly.
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The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies.
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Some philosophers fail to distinguish propositions from judgments; … But in the real world it is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true. The importance of truth is that it adds to interest.
