Bertrand Russell Quotes

When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

Quotes to Explore

The natural world is often bleak, but the language devoted to it is as careful as needlepoint and prophetic as well.

Edith Pearlman
- World
- Language
- Natural
The future is much like the present, only longer.

Dan Quisenberry
- Future
- Present
- Like
I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.

Samantha Shannon
- Hard
- Word
- Worked
When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Remember
- Light
- Win
I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.

Caitlin Doughty
- Think
- Death
- Day
Most Americans probably have no idea how hostile anti-abortion sidewalk counseling outside clinics can be. There's a reason pro-choicers volunteer to escort patients as they make their way past angry crowds to the clinic door.

Katha Pollitt
- Past
- Door
- Angry