Bertrand Russell Quotes

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

Bertrand Russell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970

Topics

PeopleWorldProblemFoolsWiser

I'm always trying to convince myself there's something important about what I do. But some peoples' lives are really altered by a night at the theater.

Jennifer Damiano

MyselfNightTryingImportantAlways

I don't think there is rivalry between the teams in Brazil. We each do our jobs, and we each have our part in MMA.

Anderson Silva

ThinkBrazilRivalryMMABetween

As an editor, I have to be tactful, of course.

Robert Gottlieb

CourseEditor

Junk food's not going anywhere. The specifics of what's being snacked on, and what's considered 'junk' and what's 'healthy' will change, of course, depending on what's available.

Ann Leckie

ChangeFoodHealthyWillGoingJunk

Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti from a psychological perspective. Most of the elite suffer from psychogenic amnesia. That means it's not organic amnesia, such as damage caused by brain injury. It's just a matter of psychology.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

PerspectivePeopleBrainPolitical

It is best not to swat at the fly's starting position, but rather to aim a bit forward of that to anticipate where the fly is going to jump when it first sees your swatter.

Michael Dickinson

BestFlyForwardJumpAimFirst

A reviewer's lot is not always an easy one. I can remember flogging myself to finish Harold Brodkey's 'The Runaway Soul' despite the novel's consummate, unmitigated tedium.

Michael Dirda

MyselfSoulRememberEasyI Can

In the crowded and difficult conditions of a steep hillside, houses have had to struggle to establish their territory and to survive.

Stephen Gardiner

StruggleSurviveDifficultHouses

Carried interest... you're making money on somebody else's capital. It's not on your own. If that's not income, I don't know what is.

Stanley Druckenmiller

MoneyMaking MoneyYouKnowOwn

What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs.

Stuart Bowen

KeyInfrastructureHappenedAttacked

It's unhealthy for people to never express any kind of negativity or doubt. To have balance, you need to address that side of your thoughts as well as the positive. Otherwise, you tend toward crazy.

Shirley Manson

PositiveBalancePeopleThoughtsYou

It's good to have a manager who shares your interests, or goals. You can presumably trust a husband. I don't know if it's the best way to work. I really shouldn't discuss this.

Dorothy Stratten

WorkGoodGoalsTrustBestHusband

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