Famous quotes containing the words ludwig wittgenstein, wittgenstein, final and/or years:
“Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)
“What is your aim in philosophy?—To shew the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)
“During my administration the most unpleasant and perhaps most dramatic negotiations in which we participated were with the various leaders of Iran after the seizure of American hostages in November 1979. The Algerians were finally chosen as the only intermediaries who were considered trustworthy both by me and the Ayatollah Khomeini. After many aborted efforts, final success was achieved during my last few hours in the White House.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
“In the end we beat them with Levi 501 jeans. Seventy-two years of Communist indoctrination and propaganda was drowned out by a three-ounce Sony Walkman. A huge totalitarian system ... has been brought to its knees because nobody wants to wear Bulgarian shoes.... Now they’re lunch, and we’re number one on the planet.”
—P.J. (Patrick Jake)