Rational Quotes

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The three main extra-rational activities in modern life are religion, war, and love. all these are extra-rational, but love is not anti-rational, that is to… — Bertrand Russell
All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately to… — Ayn Rand
Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich Hayek should make… — Philip E. Agre
The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly always… — John Quiggin
Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize… — Edsger Dijkstra
More often than not, the only thing between you and your dream is a rational excuse. — Mark Batterson
The why is what makes journalism an adult game. The why is what makes policy coherent and useful. The why is what transforms bureaucrats and… — David Simon
Some problems are just too complicated for rational, logical solutions. They admit of insights, not answers. — Jerome Wiesner
They are nonhuman persons. They are not food. If animals matter morally at all, there is one and only one rational response: go vegan. Everything… — Gary L. Francione
Since a rational man's ambition is unlimited, since his pursuit and achievement of values is a lifelong process - and the higher the values, the… — Ayn Rand
But it is the knowledge of necessary and eternal truths which distinguishes us from mere animals, and gives us reason and the sciences, raising us… — Gottfried Leibniz
The re-interpretation and eventually (sic) eradication of the concept of right and wrong which has been the basis of child training, the substitution of intelligent… — Brock Chisholm
The will and self are ultimately dynamic, they are their actions. This energy can be trained and directed, tuned like an orchestra. It is not… — Kenny Smith
For the emergent process, as noted by the geneticist Theodore Dobzhansky, is neither random nor determined but creative. Just as in human order, creativity is… — Thomas Berry
Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not. — Maureen Johnson
Some people can never learn to ski powder snow without exerting tremendous effort and strength because they allow their rational, left-brain hemisphere to control the… — Dolores LaChapelle
At the root of all the various manifestations of dancing lies the common impulse to resort to movement to externalize emotional states which we cannot… — Jamake Highwater
Our current use of time is not rational. There is therefore no point in seeking marginal improvements in how we spend our time. We need… — Richard Koch
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
A moral person is one who constantly exercises, and acts on, his best rational judgment. — Barbara Branden

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