“I had to originate a philosophical framework of my own, because my basic view of man and existence was theories. In order… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
What must never be lost sight of is that a public functionary, in his capacity as functionary, produces absolutely nothing; that, on… — Charles Dunoyer Copy Share Image
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“Religious moderation, insofar as it represents an attempt to hold on to what is still serviceable in orthodox religion, closes the door… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
'Focusing' is no conventional repackaging of self-help wisdom. It is at once a manual and a philosophy. It talks about the body's… — Marilyn Ferguson Copy Share Image
Political dissension is doubtless a less evil than the lethargy of despotism: but still it is a great evil, and it would… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
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Look at them. There are your true philosophers. I think that Mack and the boys know everything that has ever happened in… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The sum total of all possible knowledge of God is not possible for a human being, not even through a true revelation.… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
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While Newton seemed to draw off the veil from some of the mysteries of nature, he showed at the same time the… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Frankly, I do not like the idea of conversations to define the term "unconditional surrender."The German people can have dinned into their… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
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My philosophy is that I am a friend of the children. I don't think anyone should see them as pitiable subjects or… — Kailash Satyarthi Copy Share Image
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I will choose what enters me, what becomes flesh of my flesh. Without choice, no politics, no ethics lives. I am not… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
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Sometimes I think about dying. And then I wonder about going to hell. And then I think that if and when I… — Charles Sheffield Copy Share Image
The problems of human subjectivity replicate themselves at many different scales, like the overtones and undertones in a stringed instrument striking ghost-intervals… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
To gauge the understanding and insight that metaphysics provides is to ask whether, in the final analysis, it helps us to cope… — Rudolph Rummel Copy Share Image
“The English philosopher and geometer, Keith Critchlow, brings his own light to the same point: “The human mind takes apart with its… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
The true wisdom of the philosopher ought to insist in enjoying everything. Yet we apply ourselves to dissecting and destroying everything that… — Eugene Delacroix Copy Share Image
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“Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher. His writing included critiques of religion, morality, contemporary… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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