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Ideal Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- Real life is, to most men, a long second best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible.
- Science, in its ultimate ideal, consists of a set of propositions arranged in a hierarchy, the lowest level of the hierarchy being concerned with particular…
- Speaking psycho-analytically, it may be laid down that any "great ideal" which people mention with awe is really an excuse for inflicting pain on their…
- Truth is for the gods; from our human point of view, it is an ideal, towards which we can approximate, but which we cannot hope…
- I hold all knowledge that is concerned with things that actually exist - all that is commonly called Science - to be of very slight…
More Ideal Quotes
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe
- We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to… — Diane Ackerman
- I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. — Luis Barragan
- There is no dream of love, however ideal it may be, which does not end up with a fat, greedy baby hanging… — Charles Baudelaire
- In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man;… — Simone de Beauvoir
- Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot… — Robert Benchley
- It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down, so to speak, a real person by… — Alfred Adler
- Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. — Sarah Bernhardt
- We have no right to pick out all that is noblest and fairest in man, to project these qualities into space, and… — Annie Besant
- Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords. — Bjork
- My idea of the ideal sex education site doesn't exist. — Susie Bright