Philosophy Quotes · Page 245

Your identity is grounded in your desire to help produce positive, meaningful, and long-lasting change in your life.

— Senora Roy

“Heidegger’s philosophy is neither atheism nor theism, but a description of the world from which God is absent.”

— William Barrett

Does the thoughtful man suppose that...the present experiment in civilization is the last world we will see?

— George Santayana

Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature.

— Morris Raphael Cohen

The negative cautions of science are never popular. If the experimentalist would not commit himself, the social philosopher, the preacher, and the…

— Margaret Mead

Why would I compromise my morals and ethics for more money when I have money, something about that is so cringe, to…

— Pokimane

Cosmic systems intertwine, astral bodies drip like wine, all of nature ebbs and flows. Comets shoot across the sky, can't explain the…

— Madonna Ciccone

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican…

— Arlen Specter

“Zen is a journey of exploration and a way of living that, in and of itself, does not belong to any one…

— Chris Prentiss

I've got a solid grounding in history, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, etc etc. That means I actually have a good idea about how…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Everybody have equal rights to a life of full flourishing. Philosophy slowly, slowly has given us arguments saying, look, you already committed…

— Rebecca Goldstein

In Hindu philosophy the whole creation is regarded as the Vishnu Lila, the play of Vishnu. Lila means dance or play. Also…

— Alan Watts

Upon this first, and in one sense this sole, rule of reason, that in order to learn you must desire to learn,…

— Anonymous

We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory.…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The older I get, the more and more I notice I'm like my father. It's funny, because when I was younger I…

— Apolo Ohno

“It’s not true what they say, that you can only give your heart away once. That’s the philosophy of the young. The…

— Tarryn Fisher

“Character Ethic as the foundation of success—things like integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, simplicity, modesty, and the Golden Rule.”

— Stephen R. Covey

True knowledge is that which establishes harmony and synthesis between ience on the one hand and spirituality and ethics on the other.

— Sai Baba

“My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me, and think of me. I am what I am,…

— Anthony Hopkins

Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion.

— Isaac Newton

“Like an alchemical wave sending ripples of love to every part of our being, once we become conscious of an intelligent life…

— Atalina M Homan

“Gaiety can be found in making others happy. The true felicity is an inner quality. A state and peace of mind!”

— Jyoti Patel

Those who have the largest hearts have the soundest understandings; and they are the truest philosophers who can forget themselves.

— William Hazlitt

“The rhythm, the dance, the choreography driven through us by any sound, may not be nothing. And it isn't nothing, it is…

— Frederico Rochaferreira

I feel like a lot of the pastry chefs and chefs I worked for and worked under were always really, really big…

— Christina Tosi

Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the…

— Dorothy Day

“Chamfort, echoing the misanthropic attitude of generations of philosophers before and after him, put the matter simply: ‘Public opinion is the worst…

— Alain de Botton

Religion is never more tested than when our emotions are ablaze. At such a time, the timeless grandeur of the Law and…

— Anonymous

I wanted to get the most broad foundation for a lifelong education that I could find, and that was studying Latin and…

— Tim Blake Nelson

I think - and even with the Live Chin Up movement - it's about women doing things for themselves. Being empowered. Doing…

— Khloe Kardashian

Whatever science and philosophy may do for mankind, the world can never outgrow its need of the simplicity that is in Christ.

— Lucy Larcom

Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but…

— John Searle

I also ask you my friends not to condemn me entirely to the mill of mathematical calculations, and allow me time for…

— Johannes Kepler

The knife of historical relativism... which has cut to pieces all metaphysics and religion must also bring about healing.

— Wilhelm Dilthey

Isn't it strange that ... people build walls to keep an enemy out, and there's only one part of the world and…

— Ronald Reagan

“No one should need to be big enough to destroy others and all of us must have to be powerful and resourceful…

— Zaman Ali

“My mom’s philosophy was: “God is busy. He doesn’t need to hear that you’re thankful for every shit and fart.” I always…

— Jen Kirkman

“Mentor Me: ...the crossroads and convergence of where science, metaphysics, religion, and utopian society intersect.”

— Ken Poirot

Voters who disregarded Richard Nixon's involvement in the questionable ethics issue that led to his Checkers speech should not have been surprised…

— Ronald Kessler

Some philosophical arguments (e.g., in connection with the mind/body problem) look pretty good, while others (e.g., those that criticize moral realism) do…

— Elliott Sober