Rational Quotes

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I feel that one must deliberate then act, must scan every life choice with rational thinking but then base the decision on whether one's heart… — Jean Shinoda Bolen
If the psychic energies of the average mass of people watching a football game or a musical comedy could be diverted into the rational channels… — Wilhelm Reich
I'm suggesting that criminalizing chemically fertilized grass in favor of unnaturally-fed corn is not a rational trade off. — Joel Salatin
Beyond [known peoples of black West Africa] to the south there is no civilization in the proper sense. There are only humans who are closer… — Ibn Khaldun
I don't have the slightestÂ interestÂ in gold. I like understanding what works and what doesn't in human systems. To me that's not optional; that's… — Charlie Munger
More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute… — Hyman Rickover
Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action. — W. Edwards Deming
There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel… — Howard Schultz
I think my work has to do with a sense that we are attempting, all the time, to create a logical, rational path through the… — Billy Collins
The old beliefs, of course, and the rational approach, are everywhere reinforced, and so it does have a great weight. The magical approach has far… — Jane Roberts
We are all far less rational in our decision-making than standard economic theory assumes. Our irrational behaviors are neither random nor senseless: they are systematic… — Dan Ariely
I have read that the secret of gallantry is to accept the pleasures of life leisurely, and its inconveniences with a shrug; as well as… — James Branch Cabell
Rational arguments don't usually work on religious people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be religious people. — Doris Egan
The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it. — Thomas J. Sargent
The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances. — Mariella Frostrup
The modern world needs people with a complex identity who are intellectually autonomous and prepared to cope with uncertainty; who are able to tolerate ambiguity… — Robert J. Havighurst
A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan. — Adelbert von Chamisso
It's all emotion. But there's nothing wrong with emotion. When we are in love, we are not rational; we are emotional. When we are on… — Frank Luntz
TO fear God, is one of the first and greatest Duties of his rational Creatures. — Charles Inglis
My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where… — Emir Kusturica

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