Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes
Frazer is much more savage than most of his savages, for they are not as far removed from the understanding of spiritual matter as a twentieth-century Englishman. His explanations of primitive practices are much cruder than the meaning of these practices themselves.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws.
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S. J. Rozan
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Eddie Marsan
We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?
Ken Burns
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John Bolton
The best criticism is the sort that tells you what you already know but had been reluctant to accuse yourself of.
J. D. McClatchy
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Delta Goodrem
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Quincy Jones
Frazer is much more savage than most of his savages, for they are not as far removed from the understanding of spiritual matter as a twentieth-century Englishman. His explanations of primitive practices are much cruder than the meaning of these practices themselves.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
