"Nonbeing must in some sense be, otherwise what is it that there is not? This tangled doctrine might be nicknamed Plato's beard; historically it has proved tough, frequently dulling the edge of Occam's razor."

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Source : Willard Van Orman Quine, Roger F. Gibson (2004). “Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W.V. Quine”, p.177, Harvard University Press

Willard Van Orman Quine

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“I got some very good advice once. That was: You're not talking to a reporter, you're talking to the public. We didn't hide things. They are a little more guarded now.”
“Something was dead in each of us, and what was dead was hope”
“The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”
“Mistakes are doorways to discovery.”

Source : Sam Horn (2004). “Tongue Fu! at School: 30 Ways to Get Along Better with Teachers, Principals, Students, and Parents”, p.17, Taylor Trade Publications
“There's something about night and day, and life and death, but animals are also mentioned a lot of times in the bible, showing up in places of desolation, or after destruction, or after the humans left the place, suddenly they would show up.”
“I landed in this country with $2.50 in cash and $1 million in hopes, and those hopes never left me,”
“The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an invisible web of stories. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all in a silent conversation. Do no harm. Practise compassion. And do not gossip behind anyone's back - not even seemingly innocent remark! The words that come out of our mouth do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space, and they will come back to us in due time. One man's pain will hurt us all. One man's joy will make everyone smile.”
“I've discovered that numerous peak performers use the skill of mental rehearsal of visualization. They mentally run through important events before they happen.”

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