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Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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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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Any relations in a social order will endure, if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality. ↗

— George William Russell

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I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

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Humor is very very risky, particularly for a candidate, unless he's been in so long that it just doesn't matter, and he's not running for president. But it's just that people are so sensitive and so touchy, and you're just going to upset somebody without ever realizing it. ↗

— Mark Russell

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Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

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What is reality, anyway? Just a collective hunch. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

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