Ludwig Wittgenstein Quote by Paul Byall

“ He was of the opinion... that his ideas were generally misunderstood and distorted even by those who professed to be his disciples. He…

— Georg Henrik von Wright

“All that rational thinking had to be thrown out the window. This was why he liked irrational thinking so much better. It took less…

— Abigail Roux

“Wittgenstein's language has the singularly rare quality of being both colloquial and painstakingly precise.”

— Ray Monk

“The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. -Ludwig Wittgenstein”

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

“The reactionary point of view was always so easy to put, the complex, radical argument always so easy to put down.”

— Ben Elton

“It’s easy to get stuck thinking one particular way. And a lot of times it’s even good to be rooted in your beliefs. But…

— Rachel Higginson

“Gradually, I realized that the ideas I had embraced and defended blindly all my life represented a singular, and highly radical, point of view.…

— Manal al-Sharif

“And our resistance against changing our habits of thought is immense and unrelenting. If we try, briefly, we find it ass vexing and unrewarding…

— Sydney J. Harris

“. . . changing the minds of people whose opinions aren’t based on actual facts tend to be the hardest, because their beliefs are…

— Mary Jennings Hegar

“For a scientist, altering your doctrines when the facts change is not a sign of weakness.”

— Albert Einstein

“There was some simple, radical difference about him. He hoped it was genius, feared it was madness, devoted himself to amiability and inconspicuousness.”

— John Barth

“It is rather pitiful how obvious it is, and usually how simple it can be, for one to be blunt and critical, all the…

— Criss Jami