"This matter of two sides to every question is bad logic and bad practice: sometimes there are no sides; sometimes there are a hundred."

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Source : Mort Sahl (1976). “Heartland”, New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Mort Sahl

#Practice Quotes #Two Sides Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Loving someone is tiring and it hurts, but it's not something I can stop.”
“I abhor unjust war. I abhor injustice and bullying by the strong at the expense of the weak, whether among nations or individuals. I abhor violence and bloodshed. I believe that war should never be resorted to when, or so long as, it is honorably possible to avoid it. I respect all men and women who from high motives and with sanity and self-respect do all they can to avert war. I advocate preparation for war in order to avert war; and I should never advocate war unless it were the only alternative to dishonor.”
“Profound, bottomless self-doubt - it has no value - what's the point? In a way, it takes up as much time as anything else.”
“Love testing yourself more than fearing loosing”
“At the end of '69 I did a gig with Jean Luc Ponty here in L.A. He was an electric violinist.”
“People do pretty ugly things to make themselves feel better, this I do know.”

Source : Mariah Fredericks (2012). “The Girl in the Park”, p.14, Schwartz & Wade
“The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world-not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.”
“Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Carrie Fisher". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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