"Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous."

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Source : Nelson Goodman (1978). “Ways of Worldmaking”, p.17, Hackett Publishing

Nelson Goodman

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“You forget, darling, I am the local psychopath." ~Clayton Danvers, Bitten”
“The Bible is the fountain of truth.”

Source : Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1928). “Reconciliation: a plain statement of the gracious provision Jehovah has made to bring all men into full harmony with Himself that the obedient ones may have everlasting life on earth in contentment and complete happiness”
“The people with the most fear have the greatest opportunity to be brave.”

Source : Francine Pascal (2003). “Sam (#2) and Escape (#26)”, p.75, Simon and Schuster
“Who has choices need not choose. We must, who have none. We can love but what we lose-- What is gone is gone.”
“For the world is movement, and you cannot be stationary in your attitude toward something that is moving.”
“Do you know anybody under 25 that gives a damn whether you marry a man if you're a man or if you marry a woman if you're a woman? No.”
“I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.”
“The public should always be notified as soon as possible in the event of a leak or other emergency at a nuclear facility.”

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