"The philosopher cannot seriously put to himself questions that his civilization has not lived."

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Source : William Barrett (2011). “Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy”, p.20, Anchor

William Barrett

#Civilization Quotes #Philosopher Quotes

“Facebook is terrifying to the traditional games biz.”
“The fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follow that, and in its turn wretchedness and oppression.”
“Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening.”

Source : FaceBook post by Henning Mankell from Oct 03, 2012
“In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar,-O, they fish with all nets In the School of Coquettes! When her brooch she forgets 'Tis to show her new collar; In the School of Coquettes Madam Rose is a scholar!”
“A man may smile and bid you hail Yet wish you to the devil; But when a good dog wags his tail, You know he's on the level.”
“I went through two schools of acting but I learned more about acting from meditating and from my marshall arts teacher.”
“Acting is my first love, and that's my main career, it really is.”
“I have so much more compassion for journalists and the work that they have to do, in order to do the jobs that they have to do. I am much more in awe of and am celebratory of great journalism when I see it, and I'm much more critical of bad journalism, or crap masquerading as journalism.”

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