"I am paid by the word, so I……" — Bertrand Russell
"I am paid by the word, so I always write the shortest words possible."
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Bertrand Russell
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824 Quotes by Bertrand Russell
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That the world is in a bad shape is undeniable, but there is not the faintest reason in history to…
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I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no God. I equally cannot prove that Satan…
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If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important.
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But if thought is to become the possession of many, not the privilege of the few, we must have done…
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This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the second…
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One must expect a war between U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. which will begin with the total destruction of London. I think…
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Power is sweet; it is a drug, the desire for which increases with a habit.
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The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without…
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Life is just one cup of coffee after another, and don't look for anything else.
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Almost all education has a political motive: it aims at strengthening some group, national or religious or even social, in…
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Drunkeness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.
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Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.
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I can always write. Sometimes, to be sure, what I write is crap, but it's words on the page and…
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I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write…
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I always write with my .357 magnum handy. Why? Well, you never know when God may try to interfere.
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I always write what feels really true and honest and me.
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For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get…
— James Joyce
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I always write about my own experiences, whether I've had them or not.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what…
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Don't dumb down; always write for your top five percent of readers.
— Martin Amis
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People will always write and think all sorts of things – be irritated by us, have affection for us, think…
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