Sir Peter Frederick Strawson

Famous quotes containing the words sir, peter, frederick and/or strawson:

    “We will get everything out of her that you can squeeze out of a lemon and a bit more.... I will squeeze her until you can hear the pips squeak.”
    —Eric, Sir Geddes (1875–1937)

    “Neither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic.”
    —Sir Peter Frederick Strawson (b. 1919)

    “It’s a pity you didn’t know when you started your game of murder, that I was playing, too.”
    —Robb White, and William Castle. Frederick Loren (Vincent Price)

    “Neither Aristotelian nor Russellian rules give the exact logic of any expression of ordinary language; for ordinary language has no exact logic.”
    —Sir Peter Frederick Strawson (b. 1919)