Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes

94. I did not get my picture of the world by satisfying myself of its correctness; nor do I have it because I am satisfied of its correctness. No: it is the inherited background against which I distinguish between true and false.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Quotes to Explore

There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.

Baruch Spinoza
- Hope
- Fear
- No Fear
If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- People
- Society
- Control
I just have that sense this is the reason we got Sandra Day O'Connor on the Court in the first place is because Ronald Reagan was running for President.

Patricia Ireland
- Running
- Day
- First
If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.

Bebe Rexha
- People
- Kids
- Light
Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.

Val McDermid
- Water
- Walking
- Creativity
The problem men seem to have, and women, too, is that they have this very structured idea that we should find a partner and settle down and be, you know, faithful. And yet clearly this is really, really hard for anybody to do!

Felicity Kendal
- Men
- Women
- Problem