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“Bernard Williams has been a distinctive presence on the intellectual scene for more than three decades. . . . His writings do not offer the dubious exhilaration of grand philosophical theory, in which messy reality is tamed and caged, but the thrill of seeing pretension punctured by a kind of high-voltage common sense (backed up by impressive erudition). . . . There is no one in philosophy quite like him.”

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Colin McGinn

Colin McGinn is a renowned British philosopher known for his contributions to the philosophy of consciousness, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language. His research delves into the nature of consciousness, self, language, and mind, having a profound impact on contemporary philosophy. more

“As modern-day neuroscience tells us, we are never in touch with the present, because neural information-processing itself takes time. Signals take time to travel from your sensory organs along the multiple neuronal pathways in your body to your brain, and they take time to be processed and transformed into objects, scenes, and complex situations. So, strictly speaking, what you are experiencing as the present moment is actually the past.”

Source: The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self

“The conscious experience of being a subject arises when a single organism learns to enslave itself.”

Subjects Conscious Arise Organisms

Book:The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self

Source: The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self

“I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented that kind of camaraderie.”

Kids Theater Moved Lots Of Friends Camaraderie

Author:Francis Ford Coppola

“Retribution is really a stone age concept.”

Age Concepts Stones Retribution Stone Age

Author:Thomas Metzinger

“Just because something makes you smile or laugh ... doesn't mean it's a joke.”

Mean Laughing Jokes Make You Smile

Author:David Rees

“Once you use a toothbrush to clean a pencil sharpener, you should no longer use it to clean your teeth.”

Should Use Clean Teeth Pencils Toothbrushes Sharpener Pencil Sharpeners Sharpening Pencils

Book:How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

Source: How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

“Then Bono arrived, and he meant to play the guitar, but he couldn't play very well, so he started to sing. He couldn't do that either. But he was such a charismatic character that he was in the band anyway, as soon as he arrived. I was in charge for the first five minutes, but as soon as Bono got there, I was out of a job.”

Firsts Wells Play Character Jobs Five Minutes Band Guitar Five Minutes Charismatic

Author:Larry Mullen, Jr.

“It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific.”

Knows Ends Enough Kids Left Stars College Tough Paid Bills South Pops Islands The End Of The Day Pacific Pop Stars Tough Life

Author:Larry Mullen, Jr.

“There's a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.”

Self Lines Interesting Records Indulgence Passengers Self Indulgence

Author:Larry Mullen, Jr.

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