Rational Quotes

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The investigation of mathematical truths accustoms the mind to method and correctness in reasoning, and is an employment peculiarly worthy of rational beings. — George Washington
The kind of evidence that was put before the jurors led to less-than-rational decision-making. I think that juries are composed of good people who can… — Kenneth C. Frazier
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage licence. Indeed, the evidence shows… — Vaughn Walker
Gardening is not a rational act. What matters is the immersion of the hands in the earth, that ancient ceremony of which the Pope kissingthe… — Margaret Atwood
In both writing and sleeping, we learn to be physically still at the same time we are encouraging our minds to unlock from the humdrum… — Stephen King
The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this… — Yahoo Serious
As a spiritual person, nature for me has always been a healing place. Going back all the way to my childhood on the farm, the… — David Mixner
Despite all the lunacy of the last century, all the absurdity of war and genocide, we believe that humans being are rational and are made… — Timothy Radcliffe
The corporate state is an immensely powerful machine, ordered, legalistic, rational, yet utterly out of human control, wholly and perfectly indifferent to any human values. — Charles A. Reich
Anger and depression are not diseases or dysfunctions or anomalies; they are perfectly rational responses to the myriad avoidable disappointments that begin in a thoroughly… — Shalom Auslander
Love is a choice â€” not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guide.… — Carter Heyward
A god or revelation capable of proof or rational verification by an autonomous man would be worthless. — Greg L. Bahnsen
Art forms that appeal to [leftists] tend to focus on ... defeat and despair ... as if there were no hope of accomplishing anything through… — Theodore Kaczynski
My religion recognizes no obligation to resolve doubt other than through rational means; and it commands no mere faith in eternal truths — Moses Mendelssohn
Unions are for 'collective bargaining,' not individual bargaining. It follows that most of the achievements of a union, even if they were more impressive than… — Mancur Olson
I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going mad. Because it's my way of making the world rational to me. — Edward Bond
You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding. — Akio Morita
Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to live. — Kay Redfield Jamison
There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or… — David Hume
Just as a mirror, which reflects all things, is set in its own container, so too the rational soul is placed in the fragile container… — Hildegard of Bingen

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