Deals Quote by Ayn Rand

If individuals are rational, there is no need to protect them against their own choices.

— Daniel Kahneman

I think that a society cannot live without a certain number of irrational beliefs. They are protected from criticism and analysis because they are…

— Claude Levi-Strauss

“An irrational society is a society of moral cowards—of men paralyzed by the loss of moral standards, principles and goals. But since men have…

— Ayn Rand

To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life.

— George H. Smith

“Action is, by definition, always rational. One is unwarranted in calling goals of action irrational simply because they are not worth striving for from…

— Ludwig von Mises

There may be occasions when it is best to behave irrationally, but whether there are should be decided rationally.

— I. J. Good

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

While I think in principle people should not have irrational beliefs, I should say that as a matter of fact, it is people who…

— Noam Chomsky

We expect others to act rationally even though we are irrational.

— Scott Adams

“Look into the irrationality closely, with a determination not to respect it, and not to let it dominate you. Whenever it thrusts foolish thoughts…

— Bertrand Russell

If you scare somebody enough, they stop being rational.

— Etgar Keret

“Trying to rationalize with the irrational is a total waste of time.”

— Adra Young