Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes
I squander untold effort making an arrangement of my thoughts that may have no value whatever.
Quotes to Explore
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Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.
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What I want is for people to really grab hold of language and not be nervous about it. 'The Word Spy' is all about diving in and playing with words.
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Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I'm less interested in how people are following each other and more interested in how they are following topics and tweets themselves. People are following more key words and concepts and more ideas and acting on those rather than individuals or organizations.
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My friends I grew up with were so supportive to me. And I'm not the only one who's done well.
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Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
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I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
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Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
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I didn't only have a perceptual problem, I was also so nervous and so upset. The process just didn't work. I lost enthusiasm for school and I flunked second grade. The teachers said I was lazy.
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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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When I was a child, my father taught me to put up my fists like a boy and to be prepared to defend myself at all times.
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Writers who are activists are very rarely taken seriously as artists.
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In a weird way, I'm always going to ground myself. I'm an insecure kind of pessimist, but I'm always kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.
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For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone.
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I can't do impressions.
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The Costa Rican government is prioritizing laying fiber optic over paving roads. Costa Rica is trying to become one of the Internet societies. This is happening throughout the world.
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I've always just talked to my family and my friends. I've never been a person that's gone through excessive therapy at all. Some people might say that I should.
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I went through an anti-Establishment phase and thought we should get everything for free.
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Old age is like learning a new profession. And not one of your own choosing.
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I squander untold effort making an arrangement of my thoughts that may have no value whatever.
