"The notion of the perfect whole, the ultimate solution in which all good things coexist, seems to me not merely unobtainable--that is a truism--but conceptually incoherent. ......Some among the great goods cannot live together. That is a conceptual truth. We are doomed to choose, and every choice may entail an irreparable loss."

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Source : Isaiah Berlin (2012). “The Proper Study Of Mankind: An Anthology of Essays”, p.11, Random House

Isaiah Berlin

#Loss Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Choices Quotes

“I'm particularly interested in how you can't rely on your own perception.”

Source : "An unusual glimpse at celebrity". TEDGlobal Talk, www.ted.com. July 2005.
“I have always been fond of recognizing the spiritual side of someone's personality. It's a very lovely concept.”
“If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology.”

Source : Bruce Schneier (2011). “Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World”, p.9, John Wiley & Sons
“That might be the old model: to get a fixed fee. You have to start to think about other models and how they can generate interest - what it can do for a brand in the future - and about the fact that revenue can also be generated in many other ways... Just look at the one and a half million people at the free Rolling Stones concert in Cuba. And Cuba is not Central Park! So just use your imagination as to what kind of revenue can be made.”

Source : Source: www.formula1.com
“Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Just try to keep your head above water until the boys get back. It's as simple as that.”
“I'm not a big fan of plastic surgery. Because it looks like you had plastic surgery.”
“Part of the business of being an artist is abetting talent. The best do that.”

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