The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 69
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 57
Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 55
Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
Cause and effect are two sides of one fact. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
Every fact is related on one side to sensation, and, on the other, to morals. The game of thought is, on the appearance of one of these two sides, to find the other: given the upper, to find the under side. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 6
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn. Peter Drucker American Businessman More Peter Drucker Quotes 5
Many people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 5
Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer. Peter Drucker American Businessman More Peter Drucker Quotes 3
We are not afraid of nuclear weapons. The point is that if we had in fact wanted to build a nuclear bomb, we are brave enough to say that we want it. But we never do that. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian Statesman More Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Quotes 2
Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality. James A. Baldwin American Author More James A. Baldwin Quotes 1
People expect us to be different, but we're not. We're very similar people, and it's because we're so similar and close to each other that we make each other laugh - in fact we make each other laugh more than we make anyone else laugh. Adrian Edmondson English Actor More Adrian Edmondson Quotes 1
The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms. John B. S. Haldane British Scientist More John B. S. Haldane Quotes 1
Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact that they spend lots of money there, for they spend just as much or more in London, and in the latter city they are merely tolerated because they do spend. James Weldon Johnson American Poet More James Weldon Johnson Quotes 1
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Carl Sagan American Scientist More Carl Sagan Quotes 1
We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice. Friedrich August von Hayek Austrian Economist More Friedrich August von Hayek Quotes 1
To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady. Albert Camus French Philosopher More Albert Camus Quotes 1
Not to mention the fact that of course terrorists hate freedom. I think they do hate. But believe me, I don't think they sit there abstractly hating freedom. Zbigniew Brzezinski American Politician More Zbigniew Brzezinski Quotes 1
Our bodies are at once the receiving and transmitting stations for life itself. It is the highest wisdom to recognize this fact and train our bodies to render them sensitive and responsive to nature. art and religion. Ruth St. Denis American Dancer More Ruth St. Denis Quotes 1
While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact. Andrea Dworkin American Critic More Andrea Dworkin Quotes 1
Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times. Richard Linklater American Director More Richard Linklater Quotes 1
There is a group of individuals who are radical jihadists. We need to call them by name. They believe it is OK to kill people in the name of their religion. It is not all of Islam. It is not all Muslims. But there is a subgroup who believe it is OK. In fact, it is their plan and design to kill people. Tim Pawlenty American Politician More Tim Pawlenty Quotes 1