Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.

Heywood Broun

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Topic

Atheism

Author

Heywood Broun

Source

A New Preface to an Old Story

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Sports broadcaster Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Broun, Heywood. "A New Preface to an Old Story." Broun's Nutmeg, 19 Aug. 1939.

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Seeing is forgetting the name of the things one sees.

Paul Valéry

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Names Perception

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

Valéry, Paul. Quoted in Robert Irwin: A Way to Look at Things by Not Forgetting Their Names, written by Adrian Kohn. c. 1982.

Another quote from 1939

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Rhett Butler

Gone with the Wind

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Topic
Indifference
Speaker
Rhett Butler
Actor
Clark Gable
Source
Gone with the Wind
Medium
Film
Genre
Epic (film) Historical romance (film) Epic Historical romance
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Gone with the Wind. Directed by Victor Fleming. Selznick International Pictures/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote of the following type Paradox

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare

Timon of Athens

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Perverse incentives Sin Mercy
Speaker
First Senator

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Timon of Athens
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Timon of Athens." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 5.