"It has generally been assumed that of two opposing systems of philosophy, e.g., realism and idealism, one only can be true and one must be false; and so philosophers have been hopelessly divided on the question, which is the true one."

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Source : The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 7, p. 407, 1910.

Morris Raphael Cohen

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“Wasurenaide is neither my song nor anyone else's song. Because it is the song that belongs to the 5 members of Tohoshinki. Therefore, I don't want it to be sung, neither by one person nor by three people.”
“Take death for example. A great deal of our effort goes into avoiding it. We make extraordinary efforts to delay it, and often consider its intrusion a tragic event. Yet we'd find it hard to live without it. Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.”
“Genuineness requires listening through both verbal and nonverbal channels.”

Source : Joseph Michelli (2013). “Starbucks Leadership Lessons”, p.43, McGraw Hill Professional
“Ingenious philosophers tell you, perhaps, that the great work of the steam-engine is to create leisure for mankind. Do not believe them; it only creates a vacuum for eager thought to rush in.”
“My first years were spent living just as my forefathers had lived - roaming the green, rolling hills of what are now the states of South Dakota and Nebraska.”
“O good Jesu Thou has bound my heart in the thought of Thy Name, and now I can not but sing it; therefore have mercy upon me, making perfect that Thou hast ordained.”

Source : Richard Rolle (of Hampole) (1920). “The Fire of Love”
“You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.”

Source : David D. Burns (1980). “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy”
“Most of us have enough areas in our lives where we have to meet others' expectations. Let your running be about your own hopes and dreams.”

Source : Meb Keflezighi, Scott Douglas (2015). “Meb For Mortals: How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner”, p.3, Rodale

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