Plato worried that philosophical writing would take the place of living conversations for which, in philosophy, there is no substitute. — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Could mankind declare it was truly wise? Did man know everything on earth, or would he ever? Certainly not!” — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
“If you have the power to change the world for the better, you should do it. That's why people who do nothing… — James McGregor Copy Share Image
Mathematics has a threefold purpose. It must provide an instrument for the study of nature. But this is not all: it has… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Art has no need of philosophical arguments, it does not follow the signposts of philosophical systems; Art like life, dictates systems to… — Naum Gabo Copy Share Image
My high school did not offer courses in philosophy, so the books that initially stimulated philosophical reflection in me were novels by… — Martha Nussbaum Copy Share Image
The argument about zoning and the presidency of Nigeria is like the philosophical argument of the egg or the hen. Who is… — Goodluck Jonathan Copy Share Image
To be is to be perceived (Esse est percipi)." Or, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there… — George Berkeley Copy Share Image
Nothing can be more real, or concern us more, than our own sentiments of pleasure and uneasiness; and if these be favourable… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Beloved, there are heights in experimental knowledge of the things of God that the eagles discerning eye and philosophical thought have never… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
If we look at it more from a philosophical standpoint, these foundations of atheism and secular humanism believe that you are your… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
I like a lot of hardcore, but it's just a genre about which I don't have much to say. It's kind of… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
They gutted the book, making an action movie for 15-25 year olds. Tolkien became...devoured by his popularity and absorbed by the absurdity… — Christopher Tolkien Copy Share Image
What you believe matters, however. It’s all anyone has to act on. And since what you do is who you are, your… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
It is, I think, particularly in periods of acknowledged crisis that scientists have turned to philosophical analysis as a device for unlocking… — Thomas Kuhn Copy Share Image
The philosophical implication of race-thinking is that by offering us the mystery of heredity as an explanation, it diverts our attention from… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“Solitude led to retrospective thinking, and if the past is what you are trying to get away from, then constant distractions in… — R.D. Ronald Copy Share Image
“Human beings feel an obligation to have a definate opinion on issues they can never truly know. They need to learn to… — Nathanie Randall Copy Share Image
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. — Daniel Bell Copy Share Image
You are protected. But if you don't take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation... — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Whatever life throws at me, I'll take with a smile upon my face and Nirvana's 'Bleach' on the stereo.” — Mark R. Faulkner Copy Share Image
If I am not pleased with myself, but should wish to be other than I am, why should I think highly of… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
... I shall go on making sublime and philosophical discoveries, and employing myself in deep, abstract studies. — Lady Hester Stanhope Copy Share Image
I figured out some basic stuff: that form and colour defines your perception of the nature of an object, whether or not… — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
“Character is just an invention, but it's an invention that serves as both reason and justification for our behaviour. - Broken Verses” — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
Believes everything in life happens for a reason. Your struggles help you to grow stronger, people die & babies are born &… — Ash Sweeney Copy Share Image
“To be depressed or neurotic is passive. It has happened to all of us; we are it's victim and we have no… — William Glasser M.D Copy Share Image
I say a murder is abstract. You pull the trigger and after that you do not understand anything that happens. — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
It is necessary to correct the error that vegetarianism has made us weak in mind, or passive or inert in action. I… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
In fine, a life of good or evil, the hope of Heaven or the despair of Hell, Faustus stands as a reminder… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Is not anyone with any degree of mental honesty conscious of telling lies all day long, both in talking and writing, simply… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human,… — Ted Chiang Copy Share Image
Being spiritual has nothing to do with what you believe and everything to do with your state of consciousness. — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“All I know of heaven and all I know of death is in this park: an elegant universe in ceaseless motion, teeming… — John Green Copy Share Image
“Stop giving people the power to control your smile, your worth, your attitude and your day. Don’t give anyone that much power… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy… — Peter L. Berger Copy Share Image
Love is like a Rubik's Cube, it requires knowledge, variety, time, and playfulness. There is no guaranttee you will solve the puzzle… — Margaret Skourlis Copy Share Image
I'm very educated and can give you somewhat of a vocabulary, but I don't get to the philosophical side. — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle into practice — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy Copy Share Image
