NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Ultimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic. — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
We cannot be too energetic in reminding our nihilists and positivists that this is a world of action and history. — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
“[T]he worst kind of nihilist—the kind who isn't even aware he's a nihilist.” — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“One of my teachers told me I was a nihilist. He meant it as an insult but i took it as a… — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
A nihilist is not one who believes in nothing , but one who does not believe in what exists. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a practising Quaker. My father was a nihilist. But nihilism, if you like, is the beginning of faith anyway. — Sebastian Horsley Copy Share Image
The fact is that previously they were simply dunces and now they've suddenly become nihilists. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Life," Garp wrote, "is sadly not structured like a good old-fashioned novel. Instead an end occurs when those who are meant to… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I also eschew the identity of "puppeteer" it is a concept that blurs the boundaries of discrete objects and persons. I do… — Kalan Sherrard Copy Share Image
I feel like an expressionist nihilist deep in my heart. And I think nihilism can stop the wheel from going around, around,… — Tom Burke Copy Share Image
“I am a terrorist and nihilist in theory as the others are with their weapons. Theoretical violence, not truth, is the only… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
“To put it aphoristically, no experience can feel meaningful to a nihilist—that is, to someone who has already decided that life is… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
Faith? Haven't any. I'm not a nihilist or a relativist. I don't believe in anything but change. I'm a Heraclitean - you… — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
Works of art produced in the contemporary world are a further expression of that. But I don't think there is an active,… — Leonard Baskin Copy Share Image
Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless crushing of life and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He thinks and speaks with a ruthlessness that makes no attempt to find dialectical excuses for the eternal uncertainty of humankind. Anyone… — Juli Zeh Copy Share Image
You are putting yourself in serious danger...' I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
“The nihilist looks around at everything and comes to terms with what seems to be obvious. The sun is one tiny dying… — Jon Morrison Copy Share Image
The Overman will himself be a nihilist in the (good) sense of rejecting any metaphysical or religious grounding for truth and value,… — David E. Cooper Copy Share Image
“I am a socialist, a nihilist, a republican, anything that is anti-reactionary!... I want to turn everything upside down to see what… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
“I am no nihilist. I am not even a cynic. I am, actually, rather romantic. And here’s my idea of romance: You… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
I'm very proud that some people think that I'm a danger for the intellectual health of students. When people start thinking of… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
Maybe it's the Calvinist guilt about capitalism or mercantilism. But, I like the idea of doing things that only exist for as… — Momus Copy Share Image
I am religious by nature, I'm not a nihilist. I don't follow, I don't even know what the tenets of things like… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
You know that trying to be a nihilist is real funny. Because you're doing something that you think requires effort. But basically… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
“You can say whatever you like to me. I make no moral judgments." Cassandra was slow to reply, momentarily distracted by his… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
“This rock has seen billions of years of living organisms and will see many more once we die and turn to dirt.… — Jon Morrison Copy Share Image
I don't see any point in nihilism... just as I suppose the nihilist sees no point in everything else. — John Green Copy Share Image
You go to jail for drinking beer and then walking with your bike. You go to jail for smoking a joint. For… — Janusz Palikot Copy Share Image
“Dying in our sleep won’t solve anything in the long run, even if a nihilist would argue it’s coming down the pike… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
“I never feel weird about being the main character in the nontransferable, nonexistent movie of my life. That’s totally fine. What makes… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanthropic view of the world,… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
“With nihilism, no discussion is possible; for the nihilist logic doubts the existence of its interlocutor, and is not quite sure that… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
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