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Quote by L.A. Paul

“It's always better to be deep rather than shallow. And I'm deep.”

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L.A. Paul is a notable figure in the [unknown] field. Born on November 10, 1966, he has made substantial contributions to the field over the years. more

“If you are female, and conditions are otherwise apt, you are supposed to decide whether you want to become a mother by thinking carefully about whether you really want to have a child of your very own, what it would be like to be a mother, whether this is something you really want and will be happy with, etc. In general, you are supposed to evaluate whether you should have a child largely on the basis of what you think it will be like for you to have a child.”

Ifs Thinking Want Should Children Would Be Mother Conditions Female Should Have Bases Etc Evaluate

Author:L.A. Paul

“The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.”

Fortune Complaining Pity Contempt Usual Complaints

Book:The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...

Source: The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...

“Living rationally and authentically means understanding that life centrally involves making leaps of faith, both small and large, and that the value of living is to a large extent the value of experiencing your life, whatever that experience is.”

Mean Values Understanding Leap Leap Of Faith

Author:L.A. Paul

“Living rationally and authentically does not mean that you map out your future by thinking carefully about what it would be like if you chose one path versus another path and then choosing on that basis.”

Ifs Thinking Mean Doe Would Be Path Bases Maps Our Future Versus Your Future

Author:L.A. Paul

“I rather stumbled into philosophy. When I began my undergraduate career at Cambridge, I studied mathematics.”

Philosophy Careers Mathematics Cambridge Undergraduate

Author:Philip Kitcher

“After two years of undergraduate study, it was clear that I was bored by the regime of problem-solving required by the Cambridge mathematical tripos. A very sensitive mathematics don recommended that I talk to the historian of astronomy, Michael Hoskin, and the conversation led me to enroll in the History and Philosophy of Science for my final undergraduate year.”