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Willard Van Orman Quine Quotes

The familiar material objects may not be all that is real, but they are admirable examples.

Willard Van Orman Quine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: June 25, 1908 - December 25, 2000

Topics

Real May Objects Familiar Material

I went to high school in Texas for one year, my senior year. My parents wanted me to get out of Stockholm because I was running with the wrong crew. They wanted me to get back to my roots.

School Parents Me Roots High School

I never called him Prince because I wanted him to be a person to me, not the man behind 'Purple Rain'. Plus, technically, I was married to the Symbol... When we got married, it was much easier. If someone else was there, I could say, 'Could I speak to my husband, please?'

Rain Man Me Husband Speak Someone

I don't want people losing respect for me as a player. I want to go out in every game and perform to the highest level. I have no retirement plans. I've had a lot of injuries but I want to continue playing.

Respect Losing People Me Game Plans

I don't feel like anybody can be in top-notch football shape when you first get out there, and that's what training camp is for, and that's why it's a long process.

Football Training Process Feel You

Individual awards are important, but I am not obsessed with them.

I Am Important Awards Individual Am

I ask myself all the time, 'Why keep doing this?' If I wasn't exploring or finding something to write about that was personal or meant something, there'd be no reason. If I was ever making a record just to make a record, or ever just like, 'Just put something out there that someone will buy,' I would quit.

Time Myself Someone Doing Finding

I find I often just fall into a stone-like sleep, right in the middle of the day, just sort of clonk. I can't work for extended periods when I'm beginning something. But if I'm at the end of something, I can work on for hours and hours and hours.

Deborah Eisenberg

Work Day Beginning Sleep End Fall

I think, with every kind of creature and every kind of human, there is no better. We're all just mutations, and I think that each mutation should be celebrated.

Think Better Kind Human Just Should

As a rule, I am lazy and prefer to avoid anything resembling work, and research feels like work, as opposed to my strong suit, which is sitting around making things up.

Arthur Phillips

Work I Am Research Strong Sitting

It is the part of a fool to give advice to others and not himself to be on his guard.

Fool Advice Others Guard Give Part

All of us are linear thinkers. We evolved in a world that was local and linear. You know, back 100,000, 200,000, millions of years ago, when we were evolving as a human species, nothing changed. You know, the life of your great-grandparents, you, your kids - it was the same. And so we are local and linear thinkers.

Peter Diamandis

Life World You Back Know Nothing

No praying, it spoils business.

Business Praying Spoils

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