"While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them."

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Source : "The Meaning of Life and Other Essays" by A.J. Ayer, ("The Meaning of Life"), 1990.

A.J. Ayer

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“Open this notebookÂ everyÂ day and write down half a page at the very least. If you have nothing to write down, then at least, following Gogolâ€™s advice, write down that today thereâ€™s nothing to write. Always write with attention and look on writing as a holiday.”
“I don't know who are the men and who are the women. In French I used to say "je suis un femme et une homme." That is to say a feminine male and a masculine female. A she man and a he woman. What I am interested in is developing a singularity, which would be my own.”
“The big thing is to make a winning effort. Im not obsessed with wins.”
“If I knew what I was doing, I'd be doing it right now. I would be the best damn poet, silver words out of my mouth. My words might not be magic, but they cut straight to the truth. So if you need a lover and a friend, baby, I'm in.”
“The Bush Administration believes the Kyoto protocol could damage our collective prosperity, and in so doing, actually put our long-term environmental health at risk. Fundamentally, we believe that the protocol both will fail to significantly reduce the long-term risks posed by climate change and, in the short run, will seriously impede our ability to meet our energy needs and economic growth.”
“There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.”
“I consider myself gay because at the end of the night, that's who I want to cuddle with. But when I go out, I go to straight clubs.”

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“When Big Meech and everybody got indicted, hustling died. Keep it trill.”

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