Aldous Huxley
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Lectures, interviews, and conversations with Aldous Huxley — novelist, philosopher, and author of Brave New World.
…arteriosclerosis 40 years before they developed physical arteriosclerosis. On the other hand, you see people who are 90 years old, like Bertrand Russell. I mean, the last time I saw Russell, he made a wonderful remark. It was at my brother's house, and my…
…know. I've always been personally interested. I'm always reminded in this context of a story which I'm very fond of, of Bertrand Russell. It happened a few years ago when he was lunching with my brother. My brother was recounting some very peculiar…
…lunching with my brother. My brother was recounting some very peculiar zoological fact about some odd species of animal. And Bertrand Russell listened with greatest attention, and then when my brother finished, he nodded his head and said, how nice it is…
…an education might give us. And it's very important that we should get more enjoyment and be less bored, because as Bertrand Russell has pointed out, boredom is a very dangerous thing. subsidiary causes of war and of conflict of every kind. Increased…
…we may find that if we have a good and completely harmless euphoric, that actually people may be more moral. Bertrand Russell has pointed out frequently that contented and happy people are generally much more virtuous and kindly than unhappy people. And…
…us? Let us begin with the military and political prospects immediately confronting us. These were discussed a few years ago by Bertrand Russell, And it seems to me that his conclusions in regard to these military and political prospects of the near future…
…of Indonesia, to the English periodical, The New Statesman, last summer. The New Statesman carried very interesting letters, first by Bertrand Russell, then by Mr. Khrushchev, then by Secretary Dulles, and finally by Sukarno. And here is what Sukarno says. We…