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“I wish a person with a record of competence such as Nitish Kumar would get a chance to lead India.”

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I worked among many famous philosophers, and I tried to observe how they treated students. I knew which ones I wanted to be like,…

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All of us, whether we are ignorant of philosophy or professors of philosophy, find it easier to follow dogma than to think.

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I think Americans did learn that you just are not going to be able to live well if you subordinate people on the grounds…

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I wouldn't express anything without being very thoughtful.

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When I was four I joined a group of girls who were talking about their party dresses. I thought they were imagining, so I…

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There were several men who had blazed the trail for talking about emotions in philosophy; otherwise my work would have had even more opposition…

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Emotions aren't just mindless urges; they contain thoughts about matters of importance.

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People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.

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Fear and monarchy pair nicely. But democracy means you have to work with people you may not like but you must still believe are…

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You have to connect your work to what people are doing. A good way is to construct a bridge between theory and practice -…

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