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Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them. ↗

— John Ruskin

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The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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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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Every philosophical problem, when it is subjected to the necessary analysis and justification, is found either to be not really philosophical at all, or else to be, in the sense in which we are using the word, logical. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful? ↗

— 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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I just love real characters, they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface. ↗

— David O. Russell

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We have never yet had a labor Government that knew what taking power really means; they always act like second-class citizens. ↗

— Dora Russell

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People - not just in their teenage years - hold on to this fantasy of love when they're not ready to have a real relationship. ↗

— Keri Russell

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People still take it really personally. They come up to me at breakfast places like, 'When are you growing your hair back?' ↗

— Keri Russell

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