Continuity Quote by Bertrand Russell

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“Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias.”

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The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.

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There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over.…

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Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves…

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There are two famous labyrinths where our reason very often goes astray. One concerns the great question of the free and the necessary, above…

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Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team. I have continuity across different films that I've done. I was even fortunate enough…

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In the history of the United States, there is no continuity at all. You can cut through it anywhere and nothing on this side…

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“(Bonhoeffer's) change was not an ungainly, embarrassing leap from which he would have to retreat slightly when he gained more maturity and perspective. It…

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A realistic expectation also demands our acceptance that one's allotted time on earth must be limited to an allowance consistent with the continuity of…

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