Bertrand Russell Quotes

The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry.

Bertrand Russell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MathematicsExcellenceManPoetry

I support adjustments designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of regulation without sacrificing safety and soundness or undermining macroprudential goals.

Jerome Powell

GoalsSupportSafetyEfficiency

Seeds and nuts are indispensable for cardiovascular health. The protective properties of nuts against coronary heart disease were first recognized in the early 1990s, and a strong body of literature has followed, confirming these original findings.

Joel Fuhrman

HeartHealthSeedsStrongBodyNuts

When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life.

Andrea Bocelli

LifeLoveHappinessI AmJoyGoal

What liberals mean by 'goose-stepping' or 'ethnic cleansing' is generally something along the lines of 'eliminating taxpayer funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.' But they can't say that, or people would realize they're crazy.

Ann Coulter

PeopleCrazySayMeanRealizeArts

Tennis has given me so many opportunities, and I feel very lucky to have achieved whatever I have, especially coming from a country that does not have a great history in the game.

Ana Ivanovic

HistoryGreatMeGameOpportunities

Children are very smart, in their own stupid way. A child's brain is like a sponge, and you know how smart sponges are.

Steve Carell

ChildrenSmartChildBrainStupid

I still think probably the only thing I'm suited for is being a boy from Texas.

Tommy Lee Jones

TexasThinkBoyBeingOnlyStill

There are all kinds of directors I want to work with and all kinds of films that I want to do.

Boyd Holbrook

WorkWantKindsDirectorsFilms

If everything is very important, then nothing is important.

Brian Mulroney

ImportantNothingEverythingVery

I have a deep and pathological obsession with trees and plants.

Antoni Porowski

PlantsDeepTreesObsession

If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly a choice. I still don't know if I am a writer. Believe me, there are days when I have my doubts.

Anne Enright

TimeI AmMeBelieveGrowYou

We are made up of multiple emotions. And it would be unnatural to completely eliminate even one or two or three of those. It's impossible. You'd become a robot if the emotions weren't there.

Phyllis Smith

ImpossibleYouEmotionsThreeBecome

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