In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word. – Bertrand Russell
The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible. – Bertrand Russell
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine. – Bertrand Russell
The most savage controversies are about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. – Bertrand Russell