§ 9.13 : Conclusion, Pt. 1
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751)
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Richard Dawkins 322
English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author 1941Related quotes
“there's no clarity.
there was never meant to be clarity.”
Charles Bukowski
(1920–1994) American writer
Source: You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
“Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.”
Cal Newport
(1982) American computer scientist
Source: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
James K. Morrow
(1947) (1947-) science fiction author
Source: The Wine of Violence (1981), Chapter 13 (p. 153)
“Truth and clarity are complementary.”
Niels Bohr
(1885–1962) Danish physicist
As quoted in Quantum Theory and the Flight from Realism : Philosophical Responses to Quantum Mechanics (2000) by Christopher Norris, p. 234
Variant: Opposites are complementary.
Blaise Pascal
(1623–1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher
“People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.”
Russell Crowe
(1964) New Zealand-born Australian actor, film producer and musician
Los Angeles Times (October 31,1999)
Context: People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused. I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you fucking options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't fucking call.