Thomas Nagel Quotes

Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable.

Thomas Nagel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ProblemConsciousnessReallyMakes

Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.

John Burroughs

ReligionJoyCuriosityUniverseBeen

Either you can sing, or you can't.

Jennifer Holliday

YouSingEither

Saddam Hussein was undoubtedly a brutal dictator who had attacked Iraq's neighbours, repressed and killed many of his own people, and was in violation of obligations imposed by the U.N. Security Council.

John Chilcot

PeopleSecurityOwnDictatorWho

As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.

Mel Brooks

MeMeanAlwaysBeenFarBerlin

Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

Ann Bancroft

AdventureGrowing UpOutdoorsGrowing

Marriage is a lot of things - a source of love, security, the joy of children, but it's also an interpersonal battlefield, and it's not hard to see why: Take two disparate people, toss them together in often-confined quarters, add the stresses of money and kids - now lather, rinse, repeat for the rest of your natural life. What could go wrong?

Jeffrey Kluger

LifeLoveMarriageChildrenMoney

Mary Holland is really funny.

Matt Besser

FunnyMaryReallyHolland

Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be welcome.

Mary Badham

WelcomeThinkMoviesSeeI SeeMost

I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself.

Michelle Carter

LearningMyselfGrowing UpGrowing

I think that there's a fine line between comedy and drama.

Michael Mosley

ThinkComedyDramaLineFine

I learned during my term and in the presidency that we should not discuss about assumptions or insinuations. If one day I have to do something against the U.S., the first one to get to know what I was going to do would be the president of the U.S.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

DayAssumptionsKnowOne DayFirst

As a teacher at Princeton, I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don't really think of it as work - writing a novel, in one sense, is a problem-solving exercise.

Joyce Carol Oates

WorkGoodTeacherTimePeopleThink

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