Rational Quotes

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What can a meaning outside my condition mean to me? I can understand only in human terms. What I touch, what resists me--that is what… — Albert Camus
Man is a rational animal. So at least we have been told. Throughout a long life I have searched diligently for evidence in favor of… — Bertrand Russell
The demons of the Devil don't use your weak weaknesses against you, they use your strong ones. If you're rational and logical, they argue their… — Aidan Chambers
If we don't pray according to the needs of the heart, we repress our deepest longings. Our prayers may not be rational, and we may… — Madeleine L'Engle
Sometimes knowing what's right isn't a rational decision, or even what works on paper. Sometimes leaving is the best course of action after all. — Jodi Picoult
O shame to men! Devil with devil damned Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational, though under hope Of heavenly grace: and God… — John Milton
In that shrinking moment he discovered that he had never hated anyone until now. It was a feeling as pure as love, but dispassionate and… — Ian Mcewan
I do assure you, Sir, that I have no pretension whatever of that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man. I would… — Jane Austen
He knew when to compromise. Yet he never compromised his principles. He was a militant. Yet a militant who knew how to plan, assess concrete… — Nelson Mandela
Ghost?â€ St. Vincent shot him an incredulous glance. â€œChrist. Youâ€™re not serious, are you?â€ "Iâ€™m a Gypsy,â€ Cam replied matter-of-factly. â€œOf course I believe in… — Lisa Kleypas
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and… — Albert Einstein
Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects reason as his… — Nathaniel Branden
We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection… — Philip Zimbardo
There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis. — Malcolm Gladwell
Now I must give one smirk and then we may be rational again — Jane Austen
Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When it sees the irrationality… — Iain Pears
Any time there's something so ridiculously dangerous that no rational human being would try it, they send for me.' --Garion — David Eddings
...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal… — Malcolm Gladwell
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders… — Bertrand Russell
Fight for the value of your person. Fight for the virtue of your pride. Fight for the essence of that which is man: for his… — Ayn Rand

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