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After Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- 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 the war will last 30…
- Life is just one cup of coffee after another, and don't look for anything else.
- Children, after being limbs of Satan in traditional theology and mystically illuminated angels in the minds of educational reformers, have reverted to being little devils;…
- In the higher walks of politics the same sort of thing occurs. The statesman who has gradually concentrated all power within himself ... may have…
- Unless one is taught what to do with success after getting it, achievement of it must inevitably leave him prey to boredom.
- I have found, for example, that if I have to write upon sum rather difficult topic, the best plan is to think about it with…
- The whole conception of a God is a conception derived from the ancient oriental despotisms. It is a conception quite unworthy of free men. We…
- Scientific societies are as yet in their infancy. It is to be expected that advances in physiology and psychology will give governments much more control…
- But as the work proceeded I was continually reminded of the fable about the elephant and the tortoise. Having constructed an elephant upon which the…
- It appeared that after first contemplating a book on some subject, and after giving serious preliminary attention to it, I needed a period of subconscious…
- At the age of eleven, I began Euclid, with my brother as my tutor. ... I had not imagined that there was anything so delicious…
- Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the…
- Philosophy, for Plato, is a kind of vision, the 'vision of truth'...Everyone who has done any kind of creative work has experienced, in a greater…
- A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence…
- Of course not. After all, I may be wrong.
- Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom, in the…
- Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the achievement of it must inevitably leave him a prey to…
More After Quotes
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded… — Hannah Arendt
- I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes. — Dario Argento
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and… — Aristotle
- I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the… — Richard Armitage
- Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. — Arthur Ashe
- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I… — Chinua Achebe
- They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of… — Chinua Achebe
- A word after a word after a word is power. — Margaret Atwood
- Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were the consequences… — Margaret Atwood