#phil

There are few circumstances which so strongly distinguish the philosopher, as the calmness with which he can reply to criticisms he may think undeservedly severe. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#circumstances #criticisms #distinguish #few #may

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them. ↗

— Cecilia Bartoli

#berlin #concert #did #great #i

The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment. ↗

— Daniel Bell

#conceives #curiosities #his #impulse #journalist

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. ↗

— Daniel Bell

#america #been #discussion #europe #grubby

Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#basic #drive #economic #far #innovation

So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb. ↗

— Alastair Campbell

#close #closest #closest friend #death #died

Logic is the last scientific ingredient of Philosophy; its extraction leaves behind only a confusion of non-scientific, pseudo problems. ↗

— Rudolf Carnap

#confusion #extraction #ingredient #last #leaves

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#does #happiness #idleness #life #only

I will say I love competing, and I was in a great era of playing with young Phil Mickelson and older Greg Norman and Nick Price. I don't know if YA Title could throw the ball these days, but you can play golf for a long, long time. ↗

— Fred Couples

#competing #could #days #era #golf

for philosophy, Socrates, if pursued in moderation and at the proper age, is an elegant accomplishment, but too much philosophy is the ruin of human life. ↗

— Plato

#age