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Bertrand Russell

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" War does not determine who is right - only who is left. "

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" The man who can centre his thoughts and hopes upon something transcending self can find a certain peace in the ordinary troubles of life, which is impossible to the pure egoist. "

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" Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. "

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" There is no need to worry about mere size. We do not necessarily respect a fat man more than a thin man. Sir Isaac Newton was very much smaller than a hippopotamus, but we do not on that account value him less. "

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" Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. "

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" None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear. "

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" Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths. "

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" The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. "

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" Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives. "

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" I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex. "

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" No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful? "

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" There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. "

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" Liberty is the right to do what I like; license, the right to do what you like. "

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