Bertrand Russell Quotes

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

Bertrand Russell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

ArtEthicsCooperationOthersOrigin

People in my town were not that into reading, but the overblown way Texans told stories was important.

Joe R. Lansdale

PeopleReadingImportantWayStories

No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City.

Michael Bloomberg

ExperienceNew YorkCityAmerican

Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show is for them, which is really cool. 'SNL' was totally different. It was exciting because everyone was paying attention. Political humor works when people know what you're talking about.

Amy Poehler

HumorPeopleCoolThinkPolitical

I'm very opinionated about movie musicals when they're adapted from live shows. You'll sit still for a three-minute song in a theater. But in movies, a glance from someone's eyes will tell you the whole story in a few seconds.

Stephen Sondheim

LiveEyesSongStorySomeoneYou

When I look at it now, the whole punk thing is sort of comedy in a weird way.

Simon Cowell

WeirdComedyLookNowWayPunk

I've always been naturally thin.

Robin Gibb

AlwaysBeenThinNaturally

My parents strapped a pair of plastic skis on my boots when I was two years old and sent me down our driveway in Vail. Of course, they were holding on to me the whole time, but that was my first experience 'skiing.'

Mikaela Shiffrin

TimeExperienceParentsMeSkiing

When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.

Michelle Yeoh

PeopleStartThinkingWillMovie

I really enjoy doing both, but I didn't write nonfiction until 1994.

Jonathan Franzen

DoingEnjoyWriteNonfictionUntil

The reason I'm writing funny books is that I wish there were more.

Christopher Moore

FunnyWritingWishMoreReasonWere

We never set up Yandex to imitate what others were doing. We've been in the business longer than other search engines and have created many original products.

Arkady Volozh

BusinessSearchDoingOthersNever

You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.

Anupam Kher

MedicalCollegeEngineeringStand

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