Rational Quotes

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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. It… — Kay Redfield Jamison
The pursuit of pleasure must be the goal of every rational person. — Voltaire
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. Let it come in. We… — Mitch Albom
Eiffel saw his Tower in the form of a serious object, rational, useful; men return it to him in the form of a great baroque… — Roland Barthes
Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart. — Jane Austen
So, why do I have so much fear in my life?" "Because you don't believe. You don't know that we love you. The person who… — William P. Young
What I'm saying is that I'm trying to find rational reasons to explain irrational feelings, and that's neveer a good sign. — Stephen King
The story of terrorism is written by the state and it is therefore highly instructiveâ€¦ compared with terrorism, everything else must be acceptable, or in… — Guy Debord
The tragedy of being both rational and animal seems to consist in having to choose between duty and desire rather than in making any particular… — Mortimer Adler
Cheshvan starts tonight," Rixon said, "What are you doing arsing around in a graveyard?" "Thinking." "Thinking?" "A process by which I use my brain to… — Becca Fitzpatrick
Like fanning through a deck of cards, my mind flashes on the thousand chances, trivial to profound, that converged to re-create this place. Any arbitrary… — Frances Mayes
to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no rational arguments to… — Ayn Rand
There are only three types of people; those who have found God and serve him; those who have not found God and seek him, and… — Blaise Pascal
Reason flows from the blending of rational thought and feeling. If the two functions are torn apart, thinking deteriorates into schizoid intellectual activity and feeling… — Erich Fromm
Morality is neither rational nor absolute nor natural. World has known many moral systems, each of which advances claims universality; all moral systems are therefore… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Murphy watched me thoughtfully for several empty seconds. Then she said, very gently, "You're a good man, Harry." I swallowed and bowed my head, made… — Jim Butcher
When you by nature subscribe to the view that everyone except yourself is a berk or a wanker, it is hard to bond with anybody… — Lynne Truss
I have no phobias. Phobias are irrational. My fears are rational and CAREFULLY CULTIVATED, like roses. — Maureen Johnson
Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound historical… — Karen Armstrong
Itâ€™ll probably be brutal, too. They might even feed you to the dog. He doesnâ€™t have a dog. Yeah, well, he might get one just… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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