"Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister--corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all we hold dear. The rest of the time everybody assumes that they are hard at work somewhere down in the sub-basement, keeping those foundations in good repair. Nobody much cares what brand of intellectual duct tape is being used."

-- Richard Rorty

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“I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When people ask me what I do, I don't really say that I'm an actor, because actors often wait for someone to give them roles.”
“Next to that kid, we all look like onions.”
“Two-thirds of Americans believe that, after a baby's heart is beating and they can feel pain, that they need some protection.”
“My reputation as a ladies' man was a joke that caused me to laugh bitterly through the ten thousand nights I spent alone.”
“A Wikipedia article is a process, not a product.”
“I've tried to stay out of the frame more as a director.”
“We are awaiting aggression by Israel and any supporters of Israel. We will make it a decisive battle and get rid of Israel once and for all... This is the dream of every Arab.”

Source : Washington Post, July 27, 1959.
“You'd be surprised at the things people will do in order to get their names or pictures in the paper.”

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