The whole conception of a God is a conception derived from the ancient oriental despotisms. It is a conception quite unworthy of free men. We ought to stand up and look the world frankly in the face. We ought to make the best we can of the world, and if it is not so good as we wish, after all it will still be better than what these others have made of it in all these ages.
Bertrand RussellThere are certain things that our age needs. It needs, above all, courageous hope and the impulse to creativeness.
Bertrand RussellEthics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.
Bertrand RussellIt is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
Bertrand Russell