Thomas Nagel Quotes

Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time.

Thomas Nagel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
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  • Birth: July 4, 1937

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TimeMindBelieveComputersWill

Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

LifeHopeDeadWhoEvenThose

Over the past decade, prescribing information has grown more and more complex, more and more dense and more difficult to negotiate.

Andrew von Eschenbach

PastInformationMoreDifficultOver

Where I grew up, I could be a punk rocker and a jock. But in college, it became apparent that those two worlds didn't mix. When I brought my guitar back to school after Thanksgiving break, a friend handed me his bass and said, 'Listen to the Ramones.'

Jeff Ament

FriendSchoolCollegeMeGuitar

I have no useful theories about love and marriage.

Michael Cunningham

LoveMarriageUsefulAboutTheories

When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables you to be a monster.'

Simon Cowell

SuccessSomeoneYouSayMonster

I don't have anything that I treasure at all. They're just things. I tend to buy an awful lot of stuff, like clothes and things. But I wouldn't be bothered if my house burns down tomorrow.

Robbie Williams

TomorrowClothesHouseDownTreasure

Just because someone tells you they love you, it doesn't mean they actually do.

Rupi Kaur

LoveSomeoneYouJust BecauseMean

Soho House is normally a private-members club, but the Berlin one has a hotel open to the public. Many beautiful rooms in a cool location, and who knows who you'll run into in the lobby!

Miranda Otto

BeautifulCoolHotelYouHouseRun

The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling because when I was a little girl I remember the horror of the East St. Louis race riot.

Josephine Baker

GirlSadHatePeopleMeRemember

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.

Joseph Addison

GreatSunshineDayInfluenceCloudy

The fact is, when I was 15 and a sophomore at high school, I played on the varsity baseball team for the college.

Johnny Mize

SchoolBaseballCollegeTeamHigh

I've been doing a little project with my 11-year-old son, Charlie: we're canoeing from the source of the Thames to the Houses of Parliament. It's taken us three years so far, and we're only half way.

Douglas Hodge

SonDoingThreeWayProjectYears

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