Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes
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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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A potlatch is similar to a court case in that both are prohibitively expensive; both involve lengthy speeches and the vigorous examination and debate of the actions, rights and legal responsibilities of the participants. One has food, singing and spiritual rites; the other, not so much.
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The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
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Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!
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I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.
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The news comes somewhat late, but I'm glad to hear it nevertheless.
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To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother.
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People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
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Everyone, left to his own devices, forms an idea about what goes on in language which is very far from the truth.
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I really like Alan Jackson, in Country Music. I think he's really very, very talented along with George Jones, and Merle Haggard, the same old favorites.
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Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produce a kind of harmony.
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It is often said of me - some intend it as a compliment, others as a complaint - that I write about a single subject: the Holocaust. I have no quarrel with that. Why shouldn't I accept, with certain qualifications, the place assigned to me on the shelves of libraries?
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If the North Korean Communists provoke another war, we must immediately deter it and give them a decisive counterattack at the initial place of aggression.
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Writing-wise, I like to have a lot of things on the burners at once, because when I hit a wall, I like to move on to the thing I haven't hit a wall on.
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A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.
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I wish to write such rhymes as shall not suggest a restraint, but contrariwise the wildest freedom.
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I have my mantra about silhouette, proportion, and fit. I believe that when they are in harmony and balance, you'll look great in anything.
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I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it.
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Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn't mean simply 'talking through problems,' as important as that is. Talking also means telling a positive story about yourselves.
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The difficulty in philosophy is to say no more than we know.
