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Boredom is... a vital problem for the moralist, since half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#caused #fear #half #mankind #moralist

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#cruelty #delight #good #hell #infliction

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

— Bertrand Russell

#fate #form #idealists #ideals #obtain

I'm not a materialistic person. ↗

— Marat Safin

#materialistic #person

Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow. ↗

— William Safire

#columnists #drawn #eager #follow #grasp

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, and a lot of folk music. ↗

— Katey Sagal

#folk music #grew #i #listening #lot

I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music. ↗

— Katey Sagal

#great music #i #listen #lot #me

When we draw on the tablet, the drawing shows up on the computer screen. If we have chosen to tell the computer that the stylist is to behave like a piece of chalk, or a pen, or a wet brush, it will. ↗

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

#brush #chalk #chosen #computer #computer screen

Miss Austen had shown the infinite possibilities of ordinary and present things for the novelist. ↗

— George Saintsbury

#had #infinite #miss #novelist #ordinary

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Clinton cost John Kerry more votes than he gained for him whenever they appeared together. Imagine being part of a crowd enraptured by the presence of Bill Clinton, and then having to listen to a speech by John Kerry! ↗

— Pat Sajak

#being #bill #bill clinton #clinton #cost