Bertrand Russell Quotes
I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.
Quotes to Explore
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
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In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects.
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She's been on more laps than a napkin.
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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If you stop being scared, that's when entropy sets in, and you may as well go home.
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When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks, many people all around will be sucked down with it.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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The Supreme Court, in 2005, emphasized and contrasted the great power of Congress under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate commerce versus much more limited federal power under the discarded Articles of Confederation.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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No one remembers who came in second.
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Love is the one wild card.
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Filipinos don't wallow in what is miserable and ugly. They recycle the bad into things of beauty.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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Museums are western inventions where the rich and the powerful or the government and the state tend to exhibit the signs and symbol and images of their culture.
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I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
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For most of my life, I did deliberately lead a private life and inadvertently led a public life.
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It's the hardest thing to come up with an hour of material that can consistently keep people laughing.
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I'd rather be good than lucky.
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Without nourishing our own souls, we can't nourish the world, for we cannot give what we do not have. As we attend to our souls, we emanate invisibly and involuntarily the light we have received.
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You are not happy when you feel happy, you are happy when you are happy.
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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.
