Bill Gates (1955) American business magnate and philanthropist
Interview with Electronics magazine (1989)
1980s
“The certainty that everything has already been written annuls us, or renders us phantasmal.”
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Glenn Greenwald (1967) American journalist, lawyer and writer
"NYT’s Exposé on the Lies About Burning Aid Trucks in Venezuela Shows How U.S. Government and Media Spread Pro-War Propaganda" (10 March 2019)
“The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given.”
Gerry Spence (1929) American lawyer
Source: Give Me Liberty! (1998), Ch. 9 : Empowering the Self, p. 118
Context: The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given. We have possessed it from the beginning.
Gottfried Leibniz (1646–1716) German mathematician and philosopher
As quoted in The World of Mathematics (1956) by J. R. Newman, p. 1832
“All of this extremely important has already been given to you: it's called life. Make good use.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Tutto ciò di estremamente importante ti è stato già donato: si chiama vita. Fanne buon uso. <br class="br">Source: From the radio show Memories http://www.m2o.it/special/memories-reloaded/ conducted by Prevale
Antonin Artaud (1896–1948) French-Occitanian poet, playwright, actor and theatre director
Source: The Theatre and Its Double (1938, translated 1958), Ch. 6
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
AV Club interview http://www.avclub.com/article/stephen-colbert-13970, (25 January 2006) <br class="br">Context: Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean the argument over who came up with the word. I don't know whether it's a new thing, but it's certainly a current thing, in that it doesn't seem to matter what facts are. It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty. People love the president because he's certain of his choices as a leader, even if the facts that back him up don't seem to exist. It's the fact that he's certain that is very appealing to a certain section of the country. I really feel a dichotomy in the American populace. What is important? What you want to be true, or what is true?
