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“If a law were passed giving six months to every writer of a first book, only the good ones would do it.”

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, mathematician, and logician born on May 18, 1872, and died on February 2, 1970. He is known for his contributions to logic and mathematics, particularly in the fields of mathematical logic and philosophical analysis. His works spanned a wide range of subjects, including ethics, political philosophy, history, and literary criticism. more

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“The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes of acts 'sins' and others 'virtue' on grounds that have nothing to do with their social consequences.”

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Book:Education and the Social Order

Source: Education and the Social Order

“Psychology often becomes the disease of which it should be the cure.”

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Book:Bertrand Russell's Best

Source: Bertrand Russell's Best

“The atomic bomb embodies the results of a combination genius and patience as remarkable as any in the history of mankind.”

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Author:Bertrand Russell

“Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion must be in the right. This is a delusion; if it were not, truth would be easier to come by than it is.”

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Book:Bertrand Russell's Best

Source: Bertrand Russell's Best

“What vanity needs for its satisfaction is glory, and it's easy to have glory without power.”

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Book:The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell

Source: The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell

“Whenever one finds oneself inclined to bitterness, it is a sign of emotional failure.”

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Book:The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

Source: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

“I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.”

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Author:Diane von Furstenberg

“It may seem to your conceited to suppose that you can do anything important toward improving the lot of mankind. But this is a fallacy. You must believe that you can help bring about a better world. A good society is produced only by good individuals, just as truly as a majority in a presidential election is produced by the votes of single electors. Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.”

Source: A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42

“All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.”

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Author:Bertrand Russell