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Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#convention #conventional #criticism #departure #fury

The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#family #father #golf #modern #particularly

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

— Bertrand Russell

#hatred #idealism #love #much #passes

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. ↗

— Keri Russell

#decisions #forever #life #smallest #sometimes

Much smoking kills live men and cures dead swine. ↗

— George Dennison Prentice

#dead #kills #live #men #much

America has always been a nation of small places, and as we lose them, we're losing part of ourselves. ↗

— Richard Russo

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Looking at the high cost of occupation in Iraq and the needs we have in this country, would it not have been better to have smaller tax cuts in order to keep down the deficits. ↗

— Tim Russert

#better #cost #country #cuts #deficits

I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

#being #character #escapism #i #into

Behind every small business, there's a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns and cities, the restaurants, cleaners, gyms, hair salons, hardware stores - these didn't come out of nowhere. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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