Beaucage Occasion Quotes & Sayings

I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years. — David Chalmers

Though the ancients were ignorant of the principles of Christianity there were in them the germs of its spirit. — Herman Melville

Love makes you say stupid stuff, though I don't think it technically lowers your chances of a scholarship. — Mette Ivie Harrison

We have never been more detached from one another, or lonelier. In a world consumed by ever more novel modes of socializing, we have less and less actual society. We live in an accelerating contradiction: The more connected we become, the lonelier we are. — Stephen Marche

The diary will really try and tell people who you are and what you were. The alternative is writing nothing, or creating a totally lifeless, as it is leafless, garden. — John Fowles

If words had weight, a single sentence from Death would have anchored a ship. — Terry Pratchett

We need to reflect with great seriousness about why many young people don't feel like getting married ... For fear of failure, many do not want to even think about it ... Many people believe the change that has taken place in recent decades was set in motion by the emancipation of women. But this argument is not valid, it is an insult, a form of misogyny. — Pope Francis

My mother had spent one hundred dollars on shipping to send me cookies, antimeat propaganda, and laxatives. — Molly Harper

When you have the money- and "you" are a big, economically and culturally vital nation- you get more than just a higher standard of living for your citizens. You get power and influence, and a much-enhanced ability to act out. When the money drains out, you can maintain the edge in living standards of your citizens for a considerable time (as long as others are willing to hold your growing debt and pile interest payments on top). But you lose power, especially the power to ignore others, quite quickly, though hopefully, in quiet, nonconfrontational ways.And you lose influence- the ability to have your wishes, ideas, and folkways willingly accepted, eagerly copied, and absorbed into daily life by others. — Stephen S. Cohen

My favorite Congressional incongruity: ... Red State legislators galumphing from meeting to meeting in full pancake makeup. Estee Lauder may well make more money on Capitol Hill than in Beverly Hills. — Frank Bruni

Even somebody like The Black Keys or Royal Blood, they all have this original roots base to what they do. — Paul Weller

I see that I am to wait for what will be exhibited by death. — Walt Whitman

If you complain that Allah is testing you too much, you're failing the test. — Omar Suleiman