There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer.

Les morts sont plus nombreux que les vivants. Leur nombre augmente. Les vivants sont rares.

Eugene Ionesco

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Topic

Dead people

Speaker

Berenger

Author

Eugene Ionesco

Source

Rhinoceros

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1959 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Ionesco, Eugene. Rhinoceros. 1959, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany, act 1.

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Topic
Man and the universe Nature of man
Speaker
Richard Feynman
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1955 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Feynman, Richard. "The Value of Science." 1955, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.

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Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees.

Paul Valéry

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Topic
Names Perception

Author

Paul Valéry
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Zen koan
Language
French
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

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