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Alexander Wilson (July 6, 1766 August 23, 1813) was a Scottish-born American poet, ornithologist, naturalist and illustrator..

"In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity -- or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity -- by being opinionated rather than by being learned."

Wilson, A. N. on academia    Share

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"The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational."

Wilson, A. N. on logic
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"If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey."

Wilson, A. N. on slander    Share

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