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But his political sense kept up a persistent itch that said: A, Given ignorance in the mix, stupidity was at least as common in politics as astute maneuvering; B, Crisis always drew insects; and, C, Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it. C. J. Cherryh
As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them. J. K. Rowling
The matters we or the world might consider trivial, He cares about and wants to remedy. He longs to relieve our worries and has promised to supply our most fundamental needs. Charles R. Swindoll
One entered the world, Denis pursued, having ready-made ideas about everything. One had a philosophy and tried to make life fit into it. One should have lived first and then made one's philosophy to fit life...Life, facts, things were horribly complicated; ideas, even the most difficult of them, deceptively simple. In the world of ideas, everything was clear; in life all was obscure, embroiled. Was it surprising that one was miserable, horribly unhappy? Aldous Huxley
In the eighteenth century, philosophers considered the whole of human knowledge, including science, to be their field and discussed questions such as: Did the universe have a beginning? However, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, science became too technical and mathematical for the philosophers, or anyone else except a few specialists. Philosophers reduced the scope of their inquiries so much that Wittgenstein, the most famous philosopher of this century, said, "The sole remaining... Stephen Hawking
Almost everything that distinguishes the modern world from earlier centuries is attibutable to science, which achieved its most spectacular triumphs in the seventeenth century. Bertrand Russell
E. L. Doctorow quote: "I’ve had very little experience in my life. In fact, I try to..."
I’ve had very little experience in my life. In fact, I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad. E. L. Doctorow
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life..."
One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward. Robert M. Pirsig
Anne Rice quote: "I saw my real gods . . the gods of most men. Food, drink, and..."
I saw my real gods . . the gods of most men. Food, drink, and security in conformity. Anne Rice
The Pekes and the Pollicles, everyone knows, Are proud and implacable, passionate foes; It is always the same, wherever one goes. And the Pugs and the Poms, although most people saythat they do not like fighting, will often display. Every symptom of wanting to join in the fray. And they. Bark bark bark bark bark bark. Until you can hear them all over the park. T. S. Eliot
After 40 (old age for most of man's history), one should strive to be more or less packed and ready to go were the end call to come. Alain de Botton
Haruki Murakami quote: "You like to write. It's the single most important quality for..."
You like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough. Haruki Murakami
Neil Gaiman quote: "You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe..."
You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not. Neil Gaiman
J. K. Rowling quote: "Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about..."
Like the fact that the person Sirius cared for the most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly. J. K. Rowling
Poor fellow! I think he is in love with you.'I am not aware of it. And to me it is one of the most odious things in a girl's life, that there must always be some supposition of falling in love coming between her and any man who is kind to her... I have no ground for the nonsensical vanity of fancying everybody who comes near me is in love with me. George Eliot

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