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Matter Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- I am as drunk as a lord, but then, I am one, so what does it matter ?
- Change is scientific; progress is ethical; change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy.
- We are ... led to a somewhat vague distinction between what we may call "hard" data and "soft" data. This distinction is a matter of…
- It is odd that neither the Church nor modern public opinion condemns petting, provided it stops short at a certain point. At what point sin…
- Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with the relation of the soul…
- Physics, owing to the simplicity of its subject matter, has reached a higher state of development than any other science.
- When you are studying any matter or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only: what are the facts, and what is the truth that the facts…
- No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor, but honest.
- Even if we could be certain that one of the world's religions were perfectly true, given the sheer number of conflicting faiths on offer, every…
- To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is…
- A great many worries can be diminished by realizing the unimportance of the matter which is causing anxiety.
- Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relative to other matter; second, telling other people…
- The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
- The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages,…
- No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The…
- The root of the matter is a very simple and old fashioned thing... love or compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for…
- So in everything: power lies with those who control finance, not with those who know the matter upon which the money is to be spent.…
- The true function of logic ... as applied to matters of experience ... is analytic rather than constructive; taken a priori, it shows the possibility…
- 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…
- What is matter? Never mind.
- The first dogma which I came to disbelieve was that of free will. It seemed to me that all notions of matter were determined by…
- The root of the matter½ the thing I mean½ is love, Christian love, or compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for existence,…
More Matter Quotes
- Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. — Hannah Arendt
- The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal… — Hannah Arendt
- A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way… — Aristotle
- I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all… — Richard Armitage
- I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as… — Andrea Arnold
- I had some big ups and downs when I was in my 20s and the one thing I learned was, no matter… — Darren Aronofsky
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash
- We released 400,000 classified documents, the most extraordinary history of a war to ever have been released in our civilization. Those documents… — Julian Assange
- The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters. — Mary Astell
- I think it is obscene that we should believe that we are entitled to end somebody's life, no matter what that person… — Richard Attenborough
- The people you see in Nigeria today have always lived as neighbors in the same space for as long as we can… — Chinua Achebe
- Hardware works best when it matters the least. — Norman Ralph Augustine