Philosopher Quotes

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I would simply ask why so many critics, so many writers, so many philosophers take such satisfaction in professing that the experience of a work… — Pierre Bourdieu
Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today. — R. Buckminster Fuller
Throughout the entire history of philosophy, philosophers have sought to discover what man is - or what human nature is. But Sartre believed that man… — Jostein Gaarder
It's hard to put into words. Gorillas are not complainers. We're dreamers, poets, philosophers, nap takers. — Katherine Applegate
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening. — Epictetus
The philosopher Descartes believed he had found the most fundamental truth when he made his famous statement: "I think, therefore I am." He had, in… — Eckhart Tolle
The late British-born philosopher Alan Watts, in one of his wonderful lectures on eastern philosophy, used this analogy: "If I draw a circle, most people,… — Eric Weiner
It is good to renew one's wonder, said the philosopher. Space travel has again made children of us all. — Ray Bradbury
All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards thier goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the… — Ian Fleming
Legislators, priests, philosophers, writers, ans scientists have striven to show that the subordinate position of woman is willed in heaven and advantageous on earth. — Simone de Beauvoir
Although according to certain philosophers it is quite difficult to distinguish the jester from the melancholic, life itself being a comic drama or a dramatic… — Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont
An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and… — John Gardner
Socrates: So even our walks are dangerous here. But you seem to have avoided the most dangerous thing of all. Bertha: What's that? Socrates: Philosophy.… — Peter Kreeft
Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and… — William Faulkner
I'm not a philosopher, Harry," [Michael] said. "But here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around. And sometimes you… — Jim Butcher
When you break the heart of the philosopher, you must apply great force and cunning strategy, but when the deed is completed, the heart lies… — Charles Baxter
These are fashionable people who call themselves philosophers. — Noam Chomsky
I've been labelled many times - a criminal, an anarchist, a rebel, sometimes human garbage, but never a philosopher, which is a pity because that's… — Steve Toltz
When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I… — Judith Butler
Maybe belief is the biggest lie. In ages past, the earliest philosophers tried to explain the stars in the sky and the world around them.… — Dan Abnett

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