Bertrand Russell Quotes
To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.
Quotes to Explore
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
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The fact that Western Muslims are free means that they can have enormous impact. But it would be wrong to claim that we are imposing our ways on the West. New ideas are now coming from the West. To be traditional is not so much a question of protecting ourselves as to be traditionalist in principle.
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I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.
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Here's what I have at my advantage: I've never been a personality. I've always been a character actor.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be anything you want.' So I was like, 'I want to be a garbage man' and they were like 'That's OK, we'll still love you!'
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If it wasn't for golf, I'd probably still be peddling jewelry or be in the sugar mills somewhere.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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Corporate nationalism to me is a little bit like what would have happened if Hitler had won. It's scary stuff. It's totalitarianism in a different from, under a different flavour.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement.
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Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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So without that Canadian invention we were grounded. And so that was a really important and key part of the mission and Canadians should take real pride in it.
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I travel so much when I work, I've really been happy to do 'Nice Work' because I feel like a true New Yorker again. I have my little regimen during the day, and I can take advantage of the museums and the things that I love. And people watching!
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The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.
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There's no place in the world you can go and not hear rock-and-roll, from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Phil Collins.
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America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
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To understand the actual world as it is, not as we should wish it to be, is the beginning of wisdom.
