Rational Quotes

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I know that it is a hopeless undertaking to debate about fundamental value judgements. For instance, if someone approves, as a goal, the extirpation of… — Albert Einstein
Anytime that is â€˜betwixt and betweenâ€™ or transitional is the faeriesâ€™ favorite time. They inhabit transitional spaces: the bottom of the garden, existing in a… — Brian Froud
To believe in faeries is to step into an enchanted space where the rational mind meets the irrational heart, and all things become possible. — Brian Froud
Almost everyone seems concerned with the need to relax tension. However, relaxation of tension, which everyone thinks is good, is not easily distinguished from relaxing… — Albert Wohlstetter
Gold is not less but more rational than paper money. Money holds value so long as it is in limited supply; gold will always be… — William E. Rees
Being so rational, we have created a very simple version of ourselves. — Marcel Wanders
I cannot pursue my architecture without considering the minimization of energy consumption, simple and direct technologies, a respect for site, climate, place and culture. Together,… — Glenn Murcutt
Anthony Weiner deserves to be supported and hopefully he will be mayor of New York one day. I'm serious. He is a Democrat [who] actually… — Janeane Garofalo
Those guys are doing the Koch Brothers bidding and are against all the evidence of the rational mind, saying global warming does not exit. They… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Throw in the towel right off the bat. Women argue in ways that aren't rational to men. — Nick Lachey
Only the heart knows the correct answer. Most people think the heart is mushy and sentimental. But it's not. The heart is intuitive; it's holistic,… — Deepak Chopra
Sometimes I see it [a foul by an Arsenal player], but I say that I didnâ€™t see it to protect the players and because I… — Arsene Wenger
To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational, — Stephen Hawking
You canâ€™t be a rational person six days a week and on one day of the week, go to a building, and think you are… — Bill Maher
Mythologies were the earliest dreams of mankind, and in the psychotic delusions of his patients, Jung believed he was encountering those dreams again. Freud, too,… — Gary Valentine
The only truly dependable production technologies are those that are sustainable over the long term. By that very definition, they must avoid erosion, pollution, environmental… — Eliot Coleman
Is life less thrilling if your neighbors are rational, if they donâ€™t bomb your power stations whenever they feel you need to be admonished? Is… — Rabih Alameddine
In architecture it isn't enough to just have the right building that works well. It can also be beautiful. It can also be different. It… — Oscar Niemeyer
The Reagan Administration has no rational plan for our military. Instead, it acts on misinformed assumptions about the strength of the Soviet military and a… — John F. Kerry
Rational free spirits are the light brigade who go on ahead and reconnoiter the ground which the heavy brigade of the orthodox will eventually occupy. — Georg C. Lichtenberg

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