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In formal logic a contradiction is the signal of defeat but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.

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Alfred North Whitehead
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Category: Knowledge

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. Ours is essentially a tragic age so we refuse to take it tragically.
  • 2. When marrying ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory.
  • 3. Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I think Gina Rowlands is an amazing actress.
  • 2. In our relationship we don't have that situation. I don't require what he needs and he doesn't require what I need. I know what I do I have an amazing life that nobody knows about.
  • 3. I was informed yesterday that there's a Twitter account for my laugh. Very hard to get used to things like that. Pretty amazing.

3 Anger

  • 1. Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
  • 2. I have some anger issues.
  • 3. Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance respect for differences conflict resolution anger management and other attributes of peace.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. The 150th anniversary of Penn State will highlight what is important and good about this distinguished institution and the fine people and research that it produces.
  • 2. We are not the same persons this year as last nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we changing continue to love a changed person.
  • 3. We can't forget what happened on May 4th 1970 when four students gave up their lives because they had the American constitutional right of peaceful protest. They gave up their lives. And to sing that song in that spot on that anniversary was very emotional for us.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.
  • 2. The work of art shows people new directions and thinks of the future. The house thinks of the present.
  • 3. I don't divide architecture landscape and gardening to me they are one.
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