#gains

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

#ambiguities #avoided #been #experience #idealism

I was pretty dead set against ever writing an academic novel. It's always been my view that there are already more than enough academic novels and that most of them aren't any good. Most of them are self-conscious and bitter, the work of people who want to settle grudges. ↗

— Richard Russo

#against #already #always #any #been

There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them. ↗

— Mark Rutherford

#always #art #both #debate #doing

We are not against religions. This country is the cradle of prophecy and the true message and we will not contradict this. ↗

— Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud

#contradict #country #cradle #message #prophecy

We live in a dangerous world where rogue nations are developing longer range missiles. We have to make a strong effort at developing defenses against this threat. ↗

— Jim Saxton

#dangerous #defenses #developing #effort #live

Pol Pot carried out through the years enormous purges against his own followers because of his paranoia. ↗

— Sydney Schanberg

#because #carried #enormous #followers #his

The most dangerous area where our laws are not being faithfully executed are the laws designed to protect Americans against the millions of aliens who enter our country illegally every year. ↗

— Phyllis Schlafly

#area #being #country #dangerous #designed

Switzerland is part of the fight against terrorism. There is no neutrality against this threat. ↗

— Samuel Schmid

#fight #neutrality #part #switzerland #terrorism

That's a good way to live, go against the wind. ↗

— Bob Seger

#go #good #good way #live #way

It is all too evident that our nation, and the governments of other countries, require all the help they can get in order to fight the War on Terrorism against people who have no qualms about taking the lives of innocent men, women, and children. ↗

— Jim Sensenbrenner

#against #children #countries #evident #fight