We often repent the good we have done as well as the ill. – William Hazlitt, Characteristics, 1823
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The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. – Bertrand Russell
Man is the only animal who enjoys the consolation of believing in a next life; all other animals enjoy the consolation of not worrying about it. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, “Is it half full or half empty?” So I drank the water. No more problem. – Alexander Jodorowsky
The United States is locked in a new arms race for that most precious resource – the future entrepreneurs upon whom economic growth depends. Substantial research shows that immigrants play a key role in American job creation. – Eric Ries
How do you live with evil? Art is traditionally – certainly with my secular background – the answer, but art is very self-referential, whereas religion claims to go beyond the bounds of human existence. – Yann Martel
Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste. – Thomas Edward Brown
