Philosophical Quotes

1598 Philosophical quotes by 584 unique authors

What a piece of work is a man — William Shakespeare
I think the book you always like best is the one you're about to write. — Margaret Atwood
Simplify, simplify, simplify. — Henry David Thoreau
Nor is it strange That after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same — Paul Simon
It has been said that to write is to live forever. The man who said that is dead. — Tina Fey
Why'd you have to say that there's always someone who can do it better than I can And don't you think that I know that… — Elvis Costello
Like any joker, he was watching For the card that is so high and wild He'll never need to deal another He was just some… — Leonard Cohen
You swore you'd never compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realise He's not selling any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of… — Bob Dylan
Their lives ran in circles so small They thought they'd seen it all — Michelle Shocked
Of course, if you photograph the behavior of women and men at a particular time in history, in a particular situation, you will capture differences.… — Carol Tavris
In the next few galactic seconds, the fate of the universe will be decided. Life - the ultimate experiment - will either explode into space,… — Marshall Savage
But Mousie, thou art no thy lane In proving foresight may be vain The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley An' lea'e… — Robert Burns
Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And… — William Shatner
More and more people are becoming unable to accept traditional [religious] beliefs. If they think that, apart from these beliefs, there is no reason for… — Bertrand Russell
Put a chair against the door, and turn the lights down low Write a letter to yourself, no one will ever know — Jann Arden
Think I'll flip a coin, I'm a winner either way Mmmmmm, I feel lucky today — Mary Chapin Carpenter
The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect… — Queen Elizabeth II
Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences. — Brian Eno
You just listen to your own heart. That is your only teacher. — Rajneesh
My love is unconditional. Your action is irrelevant. — Rajneesh
There are no infidels anywhere but on earth: there are none in heaven, and there are none in hell. Atheism is a strange thing. Even… — Charles Spurgeon
The main problem with those who deny the existence of God is not intellectual. It is not because of insufficient information, or that God's manifestation… — R C Sproul
I have infinite knowledge that there is no being in existence with infinite knowledge — Ravi Zacharias
Atheists don't hate fairies, leprechauns, or unicorns because they don't exist. It is impossible to hate something that doesn't exist. Atheists, like the painting experts… — Ray Comfort
It is quality rather than quantity that matters. — Seneca the Younger

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