Irrational Quotes

377 quotes by 318 authors

Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making… — Aldous Huxley
We can surely no longer pretend that our children are growing up into a peaceful, secure, and civilized world. We've come to the point where… — Madeleine L'Engle
Every man builds his world in his own image; he has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. If… — Ayn Rand
This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, Doc, my brotherâ€™s crazy. He thinks heâ€™s a chicken. The doctor says, Well, why donâ€™t you turn… — Woody Allen
As we grow older we become more conscious of the complexity, incoherence, and unreasonableness of human beings; this indeed is the only excuse that offers… — W. Somerset Maugham
Your trust in rationality makes you irrational. — Orson Scott Card
I said that the world is absurd, but I was too hasty. This world in itself is not reasonable, that is all that can be… — Albert Camus
Whenever humanity seems condemned to heaviness, I think I should fly like Perseus into a different space. I donâ€™t mean escaping into dreams or the… — Italo Calvino
Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
The irrational thoughts were the ones with the power to burn holes in your gut. — Keith Ablow
It was futile to attack with reason the stout wall of irrational feelings that, as is known, is the stuff of which the female mind… — Milan Kundera
Our conscious motivations, ideas, and beliefs are a blend of false information, biases, irrational passions, rationalizations, prejudices, in which morsels of truth swim around and… — Erich Fromm
Our lives are more like fragmentary dreams than the enactments of conscious selves. We control very little of what we most care about; many of… — John Gray
Eiffel saw his Tower in the form of a serious object, rational, useful; men return it to him in the form of a great baroque… — Roland Barthes
What I'm saying is that I'm trying to find rational reasons to explain irrational feelings, and that's neveer a good sign. — Stephen King
If you're afraid of something, face it. Fear is irrational. The only way to conquer your fear is to stand next to it. — Jennifer Armintrout
Love doesn't need reason. It speaks from the irrational wisdom of the heart. — Deepak Chopra
I have since often observed, how incongruous and irrational the common temper of mankind is, especially of youth ... that they are not ashamed to… — Daniel Defoe
The soul is an irrational, indivisible equation that perfectly expresses one thing: you. The soul would be no good to the devil if it could… — Joe Hill
How do you know all this? Jeez, Tory, youâ€™re a kid. Act like it. (Geary) (Tory reached out and punched her on the arm.) Ow!… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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