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Quote by Bertrand Russell
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. - Bert

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. – Bertrand Russell

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Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling? – Bertrand Russell

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Propaganda
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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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Time
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Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. – Bertrand Russell

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power
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I wanted to contribute my time, myself, my knowledge, my love, because Haiti is my everything. – Laurent Lamothe

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I dont know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself. – Laurence Olivier

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Knowledge

This life that has been given to us as a gift, as such a precious gift. To really try to understand it, really try to recognize it, is the greatest meditation. Through the media of this Knowledge we can tap into our inner sources that are so beautiful. – Prem Rawat

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Knowledge

I do believe states rights was a sound doctrine that got hijacked by some unsavory customers for a while – like, 150 years or so. Im professionally obliged to believe that knowledge is better than ignorance, but some kinds of forgetting are OK with me. – John Shelton Reed

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Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows. – Ambrose Bierce

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With all the technology were inventing and what theyre coming up with scientifically, people are having longer lifetimes. Its scary, but in the same sense its also very exciting. – Brittany Murphy

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I think my passion is misinterpreted as anger sometimes. And I dont think people are ready for the message that Im delivering, and delivering with a sense of violent love. – Charlie Sheen

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I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment. – David Herbert Lawrence

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