Irrational Quotes

377 quotes by 318 authors

Though philosophers like to define poetry as irrational fancy, for us it is practical, humorous, reasonable way of being ourselves. — Robert Graves
Most people in Seoul don't care about the North's belligerent statements: The farther one is from the Korean Peninsula, the more one will find people… — Andrei Lankov
Science for me is very close to art. Scientific discovery is an irrational act. It's an intuition which turns out to be reality at the… — Carlo Rubbia
For you deal here above all with human life, and human life is sacred; no one may dare make an attempt upon it. Respect for… — Pope Paul VI
One thing we may be sure of, however: For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity… — Jerry Bridges
Fashion somehow, for me, is purely and happily irrational. — Hedi Slimane
What we need to understand is, one, that there are market failures; and two, that there are things like asset bubbles and irrational exuberance. There… — Nouriel Roubini
Even the most analytical thinkers are predictably irrational; the really smart ones acknowledge and address their irrationalities. — Dan Ariely
It is true that from a behavioral economics perspective we are fallible, easily confused, not that smart, and often irrational. We are more like Homer… — Dan Ariely
For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other… — Adora Svitak
I am never excited to play through a song all the way, because it can reveal more flaws that mean more work. For some reason,… — Robert Lopez
It is economically irrational to exclude large environmental costs from the balance sheets of the producers and the consumers. You are only kidding yourself if… — John Holdren
The advance of science spares us from irrational dread. — Martin Rees
I actually have a very real, irrational fear of zombies. — Jessica De Gouw
I used to always prefer to text, and in fact got indignant when people called. This was totally irrational. — Matt Mullenweg
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion, let… — Tim Wise
Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from the very beginning. — Douglas Lain
In the battle between the sexes, men and women will go practically to the end of the earth in illogical, irrational ways to give each… — Karen DeCrow
Being irrational and out of control is what happens in real life. Not cautiously choreographing your anger or your emotions, losing yourself in them is… — Margot Robbie
Religion is an irrational construct. — Michel Onfray

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