Rational Quotes

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Rational argument can be defeated by refusing to argue rationally. — Steven Weinberg
Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched. — Aldous Huxley
All the dancer's gestures are signs of things, and the dance called rational, because it aptly signifies and displays something over and above the pleasure… — Saint Augustine
Dancing is at once rational & healthful: it gives animal spirits; it is the natural amusement of young people, & such it has been from… — William Cobbett
Yoga is a science, and not a vague dreamy drifting or imagining. It is an applied science, a systematized collection of laws applied to bring… — Annie Besant
Regardless of the method, the act of worship must be in spirit and truth-from our rational consciousness and consistent with the rest of our lives… — Darlene Zschech
What else can I do, a lame old man, but sing hymns to God? If I were a nightingale, I would do the nightingale's part;… — Epictetus
The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational… — John Ralston Saul
Reality and truth are not products of rational or linear thinking. They are derived from absolute wisdom as it manifests itself spontaneously, coming from the… — Nirmala Srivastava
For you deal here above all with human life, and human life is sacred; no one may dare make an attempt upon it. Respect for… — Pope Paul VI
Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the… — Bertrand Russell
The true method of discovery is like the flight of an aeroplane. It starts from the ground of particular observation; it makes a flight in… — Alfred North Whitehead
Ignorance is in relationship to content; it is not just a spirit of ignorance. In verse 21 it speaks of "the truth in Jesus." Truth… — Francis Schaeffer
..the self-knowledge that I am talking about is concrete, verifiable and is tangible like science itself and completely understandable in rational terms. — Nirmala Srivastava
In fact, at this point in history, the most radical, pervasive, and earth-shaking transformation would occur simply if everybody truly evolved to a mature, rational,… — Ken Wilber
What you select from, in order to tell your story, is nothing less than everything. What you build up your world from, your local, intelligible… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Marketers know - no matter how deep the emotional connection or brand loyalty - when a product does not perform, rational thought overtakes emotion, and… — Mark McKinnon
The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity… — Rodney Stark
We could solve all our problems if only we were the efficient, rational human beings of standard economic theory and had politicians willing to think… — Jeremy Grantham
While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate… — Dan Ariely

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