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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. — Bertrand Russell
Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves. — Bertrand Russell
Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power. — Bertrand Russell
If you want a free society, teach your children what oppression tastes like. Tell them how many miracles it takes to get from here to… — Jonathan Sacks
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude towards them. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic,… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
While a large segment of the art world has obsessed over a tiny number of stars and their prices, an aesthetic shift has been occurring.… — Jerry Saltz
Works of art often last forever, or nearly so. But exhibitions themselves, especially gallery exhibitions, are like flowers; they bloom and then they die, then… — Jerry Saltz
To me, the writer's main job is to just make the story unscroll in such a way that the reader is snared - she's right… — George Saunders
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain. — Friedrich Schiller
We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough. — Carl Sandburg
It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed… — George Santayana
Just because I haven't yet had any project surgery, I'm not going to knock it, because I think women have the right to do whatever… — Susan Sarandon
Hairdressers are a wonderful breed. You work one-on-one with another human being and the object is to make them feel so much better and to… — Vidal Sassoon
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not… — Virginia Satir
Human beings have a lot of problems identifying themselves with other human beings who don't resemble them exactly. But there's something about drawing that means… — Marjane Satrapi
A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves. — Dan Savage
Actual gay people can make many others feel uncomfortable and paranoid because they don't know and can't articulate what makes a person gay, and they… — Dan Savage
Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive. — Jessica Savitch
At the White House, everybody works for the same person. They're all part of the same company. But on Capitol Hill, they're all independent contractors.… — Bob Schieffer
Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
A classical work doesn't ever have to be understood entirely. But those who are educated and who are still educating themselves must desire to learn… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
I think that if there's some innovative entrepreneurs out there who can help teach people how they can cost-effectively help themselves and their planet, I… — Ricky Schroder
Anytime you share life stories with other people, you know, you are acknowledging their humanity and kind of accessing some things about yourself, and other… — Jill Scott

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