Bertrand Russell Quotes
Without effort and change, human life cannot remain good. It is not a finished Utopia that we ought to desire, but a world where imagination and hope are alive and active.
Quotes to Explore
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Art should be an oasis: a place or refuge from the hardness of life.
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Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.
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The divorce was the toughest thing in my life. It still hurts.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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It's a hard thing to imagine how somebody copes with grief and at the same time has to build a new life.
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The good thing is I didn't feel like anyone was going to judge me on 'Glee.'
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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.
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Growing up in San Diego, I can remember going with my brother to see bands like Pennywise and NOFX - good punk bands that were fast and tight.
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My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.
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This may sound trite, but bad things happen to good people, and when you're facing terrorism, natural disaster, you can have every wonderful plan in place, but I am a realist.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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Sincere and generous collaboration is the best way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of each person and achieve great collective goals for the common good and the general interest.
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A book comes and says, 'Write me.' My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate.
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I was very good until I left home to go to a little college in West Virginia, and then I started to break some rules.
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I always assumed that everyone knew no country would ever be awarded a World Cup without pricey gifts exchanging hands under the tables.
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One of the huge imbalances in life is the disparity between your daily existence, with its routines and habits, and the dream you have within yourself of some extraordinarily satisfying way of living.
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A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.
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When I was a kid, I played 'Super Mario Bros' and 'Megaman 2' and '3' for hours and hours, trying to convince my mother they were good for me because they helped my hand-eye coordination. They influenced a whole generation of people to make computers what they are now, through problem-solving and so on.
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I wrote all four of my books at Starbucks.
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I started to write when I was eighteen or nineteen. However, until I was about twenty-three, I didn't take it that seriously.
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Without effort and change, human life cannot remain good. It is not a finished Utopia that we ought to desire, but a world where imagination and hope are alive and active.
