Chaos Quote by Ayn Rand

The word 'definition' has come to have a dangerously reassuring sound, owing no doubt to its frequent occurrence in logical and mathematical writings.

— Willard Van Orman Quine

Rationalism is an adventure in the clarification of thought.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Most specifically, irrationality means that rational systems are unreasonable systems. By that I mean that they deny the basic humanity, the human reason, of…

— George Ritzer

One should not be too distracted by definitions. Ideas transcend definitions.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Rational is when an act is performed based on logical grounds.”

— Duop Chak Wuol

I am very much afraid of definitions, and yet one is almost forced to make them. One must take care, too, not to be…

— Robert Delaunay

“I've been benefited from a dictionary definition I found that reads: "Rationalization is giving a socially acceptable reason for socially unacceptable behavior, and socially…

— Alcoholics Anonymous

What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?

— Emmanuel Levinas

RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

— Ambrose Bierce

Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.

— Ayn Rand

Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.

— A. R. Ammons

Sanity remains defined simply by the ability to cope with insane conditions.

— Anna Castillo