The independents who were our fiercest competitors all succumbed to the one-hit-makes-you-a-genius philosophy. It is a mistake to think you have the… — Samuel Goldwyn Copy Share Image
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A meme (rhymes with dream) is a unit of information (a catchphrase, a concept, a tune, a notion of fashion, philosophy or… — Kalle Lasn Copy Share Image
Les vrais philosophes sont comme les e le phants, qui en marchant ne posent jamais le second pied a' terre que le… — Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle Copy Share Image
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I have heard a good story of Charles Fox. When his house was on fire, he found all efforts to save it… — Robert Southey Copy Share Image
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In our hedonistic age, the Slow movement has a marketing ace up its sleeve: it peddles pleasure. The central tenet of the… — Carl Honore Copy Share Image
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The bourgeoisie, which far surpasses the proletariat in the completeness and irreconcilibility of its class consciousness, is vitally interested in imposing its… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
Virtually the only subject in which one could ever get a scholarship to Oxford or Cambridge was classics. So I went to… — Bernard Williams Copy Share Image
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Even the poor student studies and is taught only political economy, while that economy of living which is synonymous with philosophy is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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