"I did not, however, commit suicide, because I……" — Bertrand Russell
"I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics."
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824 Quotes by Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell has 824 quotes on this site.
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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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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself…
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It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the…
— Teresa of Avila
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Pearl Harbor caused our Nation to wholeheartedly commit to winning World War II, changing the course of our Nation's history…
— Joe Baca
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The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush…
— Russell Baker
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All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you…
— Christian Bale
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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing…
— Henry Adams
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Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did…
— John Adams
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Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to…
— Annie Besant
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It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend…
— Josh Billings
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Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.
— Aesop
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Again, with two small children it's incredibly hard to commit yourself to anything because you're just getting interested in it…
— Jo Brand
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