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> [I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in my youth I was quite deeply involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ferneyhough/i-would-not-say-that-i-was-these-days-a-student-of-philosophy/)

[Brian Ferneyhough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ferneyhough/)

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> [I'm not a philosopher. I don't pretend to be a philosopher. I'm not a student of philosophy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-m-not-a-philosopher-i-don-t-pretend-to-be-a-philosopher-i-m-not-a/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

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> [As every student in Philosophy 101 learns, nothing can force me to believe that anyone except me is conscious. This power to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pinker/as-every-student-in-philosophy-101-learns-nothing-can-force-me-to/)

[Steven Pinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pinker/)

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