Bertrand Russell: For a long time, three simple but overwhelming passions have dominated my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for human suffering. These three passions, like strong winds, have blown me hither and thither, over a deep ocean of anguish, but on the verge of despair. "

The longing for love, the pursuit of knowledge and overwhelming sympathy for human suffering are three simple but strong feelings that dominate my life. These feelings, like hurricanes, have blown over my turbulent life, sometimes over a deep ocean of pain, to the verge of despair.