It would appear... that moral phenomena, when observed on a great scale, are found to resemble physical phenomena; and we thus arrive,… — Adolphe Quetelet Copy Share Image
We know the effects of many things, but the cause of few; experience, therefore, is a surer guide than imagination, and inquiry… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Faith is a personal matter, and should never be a cudgel to stifle inquiry. We tried that approach about 1,200 years ago.… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
It takes a long time to write a book. I'm not going to spend that much time trying to deliver a message.… — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
By our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience, and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity, we do not encourage their inquiry, for… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
It is probably true that almost all atheists stand for the values of reason and freethought. I will attempt to put these… — Richard Carrier Copy Share Image
Undoubtedly we have no questions to ask which are unanswerable. We must trust the perfection of the creation so far, as to… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
True poetry is born of scrutiny, Scrutiny, the son of meditation, Meditation, the son of lore, Lore, the son of inquiry, Inquiry,… — Stephen R. Lawhead Copy Share Image
There is no thought or situation that you can't put up against inquiry. Every thought, every person, every apparent problem is here… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
But whenever one meets modern thinkers (as one often does) progressing toward a madhouse, one always finds, on inquiry, that they have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The advantages of a uniform statistical nomenclature, however im- perfect, are so obvious, that it is surprising no attention has been paid… — William Farr Copy Share Image
In general it may be said that the things which we take for granted without inquiry or reflection are just the things… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
We in our present generation stand on the cusp of a new and glorious dawn when mastery of these energies lies fully… — Stephen R. Lawhead Copy Share Image
Adrienne Mayor's inquiry into the myth--and surprising reality--of Amazon women begins with the fierce Greek huntress Atalanta, but takes us deep into… — Steven Saylor Copy Share Image
Richard Nixon got kicked out of Washington for tapping one hotel suite. Today we're tapping every American citizen in the country, and… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Instead of encouraging the student to devote himself to his studies for the sake of studying, instead of encouraging in him a… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
In Philosophy, the contemplations of man do either penetrate unto God, or are circumferred to Nature, or are reflected and reverted upon… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Advocates of knowledge management as the next big thing have advanced the proposition that what companies need is more intellectual capital. While… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
This, I believe, is the appropriate image of human intercourse -- appropriate because it recognizes the qualities, the diversities, and the proper… — Michael Joseph Oakeshott Copy Share Image
Historia (Inquiry); so that the actions of of people will not fade with time. — Herodotus Copy Share Image
Obviously, if Christianity is going to survive as more than a respecter and comforter of profitable inquiries, then Christians, regardless of their… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
The crime of inquiry is one which religion never has forgiven. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
If in fact, the US story is correct, if it is true that Syria used chemical weapons, then it wouldn't be a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
...we are all inclined to ... direct our inquiry not by the matter itself, but by the views of our opponents; and,… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
For we can affirm with a good conscience that we have, after reading the Holy Scripture, applied ourselves and yet daily apply… — Martin Chemnitz Copy Share Image
