"Some would sooner die than think. In fact, they often do."-- B. Russell
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.-- Bertrand Russell
"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn."-- David Russell
"Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim."-- Bertrand Russell
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.-- Bertrand Russell
As far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.-- Bertrand Russell
What is wanted is not the will to believe but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.-- Bertrand Russell
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.-- Bertrand Russell
"The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists -- that is why they invented hell."-- Bertrand Russell
It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.-- Bertrand Russell
"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted."-- Bertrand Russell
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves but wiser people are full of doubts.-- Bertrand Russell
One of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence.-- Bertrand Russell
"I gave up on new poetry myself thirty years ago, when most of it began to read like coded messages passing between lonely aliens on a hostile world."-- Russell Baker