Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. — William James Copy Share Image
There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis… — Asa Gray Copy Share Image
“A sin is nothing more than regret. Not for doing it once, but doing it again when you know you’re going to… — Carroll Bryant Copy Share Image
I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in simplicity; in clarity, in efficiency. True simplicity is derived from so much… — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
If I were a candidate for running, I'd say, "Look at what the economy has done." It's strong. We've created a lot… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
A philosophical attempt to work out a universal history according to a natural plan directed to achieving the civic union of the… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Life is like a DVR recording. The story goes on, but you cannot see it until you fast forward through the commercials” — Christopher Earle Copy Share Image
“...that realisation that I was the oddity, the statistical probability, life was predictable.” — Ruth Dugdall Copy Share Image
Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance.… — Joshua Slocum Copy Share Image
“Darkness! Come not for my soul. It is light I seek. Illumination, my goal. Your violent hand leads me to unsafe ground.My… — Yefon Isabelle Copy Share Image
Some philosophers are drawn to the subject [of philosophy] via their interest in the nature and structure of the world external to… — Jason Stanley Copy Share Image
“If a stone hits a river, the river will treat it as yet another commotion in its already tumultuous course. Nothing unusual.… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
The war in vietnam threatened to tear our society apart, and the political and philosophical disagreements that separated each side continue, to… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“I should have bailed. That little voice had my back. That little voice is older than I am. It's older than the… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I am philosophical Christ; crucified on the cross of ignorance for the sake of divine vanity. — Kedar Joshi Copy Share Image
Paul Davies takes us on a logically and rhetorically compelling modern search for human agency. This outstanding analysis, well informed by naturalistic… — Jaak Panksepp Copy Share Image
Philosophical problems can be compared to locks on safes, which can be opened by dialing a certain word or number, so that… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
“Were knowledge all, what were our need To thrill and faint and sweetly bleed?” — Christopher Brennan Copy Share Image
When a man is proud because he can understand and explain the writings of Chrysippus, say to yourself, 'if Chrysippus had not… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Thinking in terms of risk certainly has its unsettling aspects (...), but it is also a means of seeking to stabilise outcomes,… — Anthony Giddens Copy Share Image