To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it. – Bertrand Russell
Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. – Bertrand Russell
Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. – Bertrand Russell
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic. – Bertrand Russell
Michelle Pfeiffer hasnt been finding a lot of work recently because she doesnt like what a woman her age is offered. Thats a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesnt work the other way around. – Denzel Washington