Rational Quotes

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For centuries, we in the West have thought of ourselves as rational animals whose mental capacities transcend our bodily nature. In this traditional view our… — George Lakoff
Near the end of the 1700s, philosophers began to declare that humans were rational individuals. People were flattered by being recognized as individuals, and by… — Alex Pentland
Don't neglect your critical faculties. Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in His own image. God invites and expects us… — John Stott
I am not well qualified to criticize the theory of rational expectations and the efficient market hypothesis because as a market participant I considered them… — George Soros
Modern science and technology can relieve men of the necessity for specialized, imbecile labor. They may, in principle, provide the basis for a rational social… — Noam Chomsky
To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable. — Epictetus
Manâ€™s rights can be violated only by the use of physical force. It is only by means of physical force that one man can deprive… — Ayn Rand
Since reason is manâ€™s basic means of survival, that which is proper to the life of a rational being is the good; that which negates,… — Ayn Rand
The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments. — Ayn Rand
I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others... An honest… — Thomas Jefferson
No advocate of reason can claim the right to force his ideas on others. No advocate of the free mind can claim the right to… — Ayn Rand
It has a sound and rational circulating medium, a real and definite representative of wealth. — Josiah Warren
Individualism regards man - every man - as an independent, sovereign entity who possesses an inalienable right to his own life, a right derived from… — Ayn Rand
Rational thoughts never drive people's creativity the way emotions do. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
The argument for collectivism is simple if false; it is an immediate emotional argument. The argument for individualism is subtle and sophisticated; it is an… — Milton Friedman
The rational transparency and beauty of the universe are surely too remarkable to be treated as just happy accidents. — John Polkinghorne
Refuse any image that could have a rational meaning or any memory or culture — Luis Bunuel
Laws are no longer made by a rational process of public discussion; they are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, and they are… — H. L. Mencken
The Christian faith does not call for us to put our minds on the shelf, to fly in the face of common sense and history,… — William Lane Craig
Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see… — Arthur Keith

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