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Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes

Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: austrian
Birth: April 26, 1889 - April 29, 1951

Topics

Door Philosophy Trying Place Achieve

What makes me write is the rhythm of the world around me - the rhythms of the language, of course, but also of the land, the wind, the sky, other lives. Before the words comes the rhythm - that seems to me to be of the essence.

John Burnside

Sky Words Me Wind World Language

Travel is an exercise partly in broadening yourself and partly in defining your own limits.

Andrew Solomon

Travel Yourself Limits Exercise Own

Of all the things you choose in life, you don't get to choose what your nightmares are. You don't pick them; they pick you.

John Irving

Life You Choose Things Nightmares

I'm not the sort of person who reads much about himself.

Tony Harrison

Person Who Much Himself About Sort

One of my greatest sadnesses at the prospective break-up of the Union is that it will set English, Welsh and Northern Irish against Scots in a bitter division of the debts and resources of the whole of the U.K.

Rory Bremner

Will Irish Resources Division Bitter

I believe everything creative is somewhat collaborative.

Ron White

Creative Believe I Believe Everything

Above all, ignore the audience.

Minnie Maddern Fiske

Ignore Audience Above

My job, as an actor, is to give the director options. You can only hope that the takes that you thought were the best were chosen. But, then again, if I don't watch it, I'll never know.

Johnny Depp

Hope Best Job Thought You Know

I'm trying to be the coach. My actors are my players. They're doing things that I'm too cowardly to do myself.

Derek Cianfrance

Myself Doing Trying Coach Things

As far as success goes, I've never really got too excited about losing or winning.

Chrissie Hynde

Success Losing Winning Never Excited

My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.

Arsenio Hall

Man Black Name Unique Means Very

What I hope is that I don't just become 'Peter from 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.' I want to try and do something else to be a good actor and a respected actor.

William Moseley

Good Hope Lion Want Actor Become