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Quote by Bertrand Russell
The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is

The fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them. – Bertrand Russell

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Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse it is the principal means of escape from the loneliness which afflicts most men and women throughout the greater part of their lives. – Bertrand Russell

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The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics. – 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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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me lazy, his answer was thats not what he was doing, and that I was also the dumbest white kid he ever met. – Norman Lear

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Ive got an idea for a modern day faerie tale that I think would made a great short novel. But I just dont have the time to work on it right now. Im way too busy with the Kingkiller Chronicles and being a new dad. – Patrick Rothfuss

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My dads whole family is in Madras and I was born in America so we didnt have that big Indian community. I dont really have anything interesting to say about it. When I talk about it people are like, meh, lets talk about something else. – Mindy Kaling

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I say this as a young dad seeing children going into primary school: I dont think we should underestimate the formative effect on a child of those first years in primary school. – Nick Clegg

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I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little the more, as I grow older. – Michel de Montaigne, translated

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When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome. – Miguel de Cervantes

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I look to longevity. I just consider myself an actress and getting good roles. If being a superstar gets me good roles, then thats a positive thing. But my goal isnt just to be a superstar. Its to act for a long time. – Penelope Ann Miller

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I couldnt be a cameraman or a designer or an actor – I have to be a director because I learned how to do that from my dad. – Joe Wright

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