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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sin

Boredom is… a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell

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Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives mouths. – Bertrand Russell

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A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation. – Bertrand Russell

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Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. – Bertrand Russell

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There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that wed have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. Thats dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank. – George Osborne

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You dont have to do everything by the time youre 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. Its what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear. – Candace Bushnell

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Forty years ago this country went down a rabbit hole in Vietnam and millions died. I fear were going down a rabbit hole once again – and if people can stop and think and reflect on some of the ideas and issues in this movie, perhaps Ive done some damn good here! – Errol Morris

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Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence. – Socrates

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To have the truth in your possession you can be found guilty, sentenced to death. – Peter Tosh

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Instead of being born again, why not just grow up? – Author Unknown

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The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. – Edward Hopper

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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. – Robin Williams

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