--- title: "3 Irrational Quotes By Nomy Arpaly" description: "3 Irrational quotes by Nomy Arpaly. Plus more from Nomy Arpaly and more Irrational sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/nomy-arpaly-21717_finding-yourself_when-you-find-yourself-reluctant-to-sit_364624.jpg" --- > [When you find yourself reluctant to sit on a chair because it had unexpectedly collapsed in the past you might shake your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/when-you-find-yourself-reluctant-to-sit-on-a-chair-because-it-had/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/nomy-arpaly-21717_finding-yourself_when-you-find-yourself-reluctant-to-sit_364624.jpg) > [I don't think we are all irrational every time we fail to see through an argument in a book, but suppose it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-don-t-think-we-are-all-irrational-every-time-we-fail-to-see-through/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/nomy-arpaly-21717_argument_i-don-t-think-we-are-all-irrational-ever_1141422.jpg) > [I think it's ok to have wishes that conflict with each other - it's irrational to try to make them both come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-think-it-s-ok-to-have-wishes-that-conflict-with-each-other-it-s/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/nomy-arpaly-21717_conflict_i-think-it-s-ok-to-have-wishes-that-conf_1413551.jpg) ## Other authors on Irrational - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/ayn-rand/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-erich-fromm-33632.jpg) Erich Fromm 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/erich-fromm/) - [Aristotle 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/aristotle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-ellis-10499.jpg) Albert Ellis 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/albert-ellis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dan-ariely-26126.jpg) Dan Ariely 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/dan-ariely/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-karl-popper-55250.jpg) Karl Popper 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/karl-popper/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-hitchens-23938.jpg) Christopher Hitchens 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/christopher-hitchens/) ## More by Nomy Arpaly > [I am an atheist. I don't think there's anything divine. Beautiful, impressive, awe-inspiring - sure, but not divine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-am-an-atheist-i-don-t-think-there-s-anything-divine-beautiful/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [Other things being equal, ill will is worse than moral indifference (as in causing suffering for money vs causing suffering to cause suffering), though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/other-things-being-equal-ill-will-is-worse-than-moral-indifference-as/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [Duties concern things that are voluntary. I do think that if you have a moral duty to bring me back the book you borrowed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/duties-concern-things-that-are-voluntary-i-do-think-that-if-you-have/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [Sometimes I suspect that there are two prototypes of philosophers who write about humans - I call them "celestials" and "terrestrials", without implying that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/sometimes-i-suspect-that-there-are-two-prototypes-of-philosophers-who/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [When you find yourself reluctant to sit on a chair because it had unexpectedly collapsed in the past you might shake your head and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/when-you-find-yourself-reluctant-to-sit-on-a-chair-because-it-had/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [If I make a stupid decision but don't execute it because I'm, say, lazy, then I'm lucky, not rational. However, at other times a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/if-i-make-a-stupid-decision-but-don-t-execute-it-because-i-m-say-lazy/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [If I am told my loving you had to happen because of some Freudian stuff about my childhood, that might be degrading or deflationary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/if-i-am-told-my-loving-you-had-to-happen-because-of-some-freudian/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [I am not committed in any way to the traditional concept of character - the concept of "character trait" as involving predictable behavior. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-am-not-committed-in-any-way-to-the-traditional-concept-of-character/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [I don't think any of my desires or beliefs or other mental states are external to me. Many people will occasionally feel alienated from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-don-t-think-any-of-my-desires-or-beliefs-or-other-mental-states-are/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [Incompatibilists will tell you that a work of art has no meaning unless the artists could have chosen to create a different one, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/incompatibilists-will-tell-you-that-a-work-of-art-has-no-meaning/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [Though we think intrinsic desires tend to be pretty stable, we do not think they imply anything like the amount of predictability in behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/though-we-think-intrinsic-desires-tend-to-be-pretty-stable-we-do-not/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [Suppose a student of mine writes in her exam that "morality is completely relative to culture, so nothing is absolutely right or wrong. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/suppose-a-student-of-mine-writes-in-her-exam-that-morality-is/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [I don't think we are all irrational every time we fail to see through an argument in a book, but suppose it's true about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-don-t-think-we-are-all-irrational-every-time-we-fail-to-see-through/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [I think it's ok to have wishes that conflict with each other - it's irrational to try to make them both come true, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/i-think-it-s-ok-to-have-wishes-that-conflict-with-each-other-it-s/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) > [When I see two owls and then two more owls and conclude that I see four owls, I am responding to reasons, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nomy-arpaly/when-i-see-two-owls-and-then-two-more-owls-and-conclude-that-i-see/) [Nomy Arpaly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nomy-arpaly/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/irrational/nomy-arpaly/#itemlist", "name": "3 Irrational Quotes By Nomy Arpaly", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you find yourself reluctant to sit on a chair because it had unexpectedly collapsed in the past you might shake your head and think \"there, I'm so irrational!\". 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