"Philosophy attempts, not to discover new truths about the world, but to gain a clear view of what we already know and believe about it. That depends upon attaining a more explicit grasp of the structure of our thoughts; and that in turn on discovering how to give a systematic account of the working of language, the medium in which we express our thoughts."

-- Michael Dummett

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“"Spirituality comes from questioning everything but at the same time accepting everything. You can even be spiritual watching TV. When the ad comes on and says, "Don't hate me because I am beautiful," question that."”
“The purpose of art is to console and amuseâ€”myself, and, I hope, others.”
“I often have scripts sent to me with allegedly Scottish characters where I end up telling them, 'You're going to have to rethink this whole thing!”
“Pinot noir is the ultimate wine to have at the table. It's a white wine masquerading as red...[while] chardonnay is a red masquerading as a white.”
“A photographer's best pictures are from deep inside him, and also some of the worst. Some photographers enjoy distinguished careers without ever taking personal photographs. Others, audaciously and arrogantly and courageously discharge their most private feelings through photography. Trouble is, sometimes it all adds up to baloney.”
“Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.”
“Love doesn't ask why, speaks from the heart, and never explains.”

Source : Song: Love Doesn't Ask Why, Album: The Colour Of My Love, 1993
“That's what animals do all of the time; they watch out, they watch out, and I saw, "This is us now." Us, the world, we are watching out.”

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