To acquiesce in despair is the very way to make despairing forecasts come true.

Bertrand Russell

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Topic

Giving up Hopelessness and despair Hope

Author

Bertrand Russell

Source

No Funk, No Frivolity, No Fanaticism The New York Times

Medium

Article Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Russell, Bertrand. "No Funk, No Frivolity, No Fanaticism." New York Times, 6 May 1951, sec. SM, p. 4.

Current Citation

Russell, Bertrand. The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell. Vol. 26. Routledge, 2020, pt. 1.

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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Mae West

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Topic
Too much of a good thing

Author

Mae West
Language
English
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

West, Mae. Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It: The Autobiography of Mae West. Prentice Hall, 1959, ch. 21.