Rational Quotes

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The French equate intelligence with rational discourse, the Russians with intense soul-searching. For the Mexican, intelligence is inseparable from maliciousness. — Carlos Fuentes
The tubular steel chair is surely rational from technical and constructive points of view. It is light, suitable for mass production, and so on. But… — Alvar Aalto
Fundamentalists are less concerned to be systematic and rational than to be humble and faithful, accepting God's commandments because they come from God, not because… — Israel Shenker
To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever… — Julia Leigh
The development of a rational view of the nature of catalysis was thus absolutely dependent on the creation of the concept of the rate of… — Wilhelm Ostwald
The enormous usefulness of mathematics in the natural sciences is something bordering on the mysterious and there is no rational explanation of it. — Eugene Wigner
Religion is either something we scorn because we are too rational or it's the realm of the fanatic who insists that their God and their… — Frederick Lenz
Labor was marching toward the goal of industrial democracy and contributing constructively toward a more rational arrangement of our domestic economy. — John L. Lewis
Love begets wisdom, thus it is, as often misconceived, more than vain layers of tenderness; it is inherently rational and comprehensive of the problem within… — Criss Jami
I tend to write first drafts that are incredibly cognitive, very rational, very boring. They come off as justification. Like, 'This is my idea and… — Donald Miller
Our rational minds often attempt to minimise or negate the mystical encounters. We forget the power of our experiences. We must embrace the reality of… — Brian Weiss
It does not always help to analyze and think about problems with your rational mind. Sometimes it is far more effective to turn to your… — Shakti Gawain
Nature has given to each conscious being every power she possesses, and one of these abilities is this: just as Nature converts and alters every… — Marcus Aurelius
Nobody ever arrives at a very big idea through a conscious, rational thought process. It comes from your unconscious. — David Ogilvy
Logicians have but ill defined As rational the human mind; Reason, they say, belongs to man, But let them prove it if they can. — Oliver Goldsmith
If you look into their [chimpanzees] eyes, you know you're looking into a thinking mind. They teach us that we are not the only beings… — Jane Goodall
Every night on my show, The Colbert Report, I speak straight from the gut, okay? I give people the truth, unfiltered by rational argument. I… — Stephen Colbert
Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational manner, separating general phenomena from those restricted to one branch… — Ferdinand de Saussure
When incredulity becomes a faith, it is less rational than a religion. — Jules de Goncourt
Because we are intelligent creatures-meaning that we are freed from instinctive and patterned behavior to a degree unparalleled in the animal kingdom-we are capable of,… — Willard Gaylin

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