Rational Thought Quotes

39 quotes by 36 authors

Rational thought is interpretation according to a scheme which we cannot escape. — Friedrich Nietzsche
No, no, no - you don't argue with concepts. You have to claim Dogma, and therefore leave no room for rational thought. — Kevin J. Anderson
Our garden was debated territory between five local cats, and we'd heard that the best way to keep other cats out of the garden was… — Terry Pratchett
All changes, even positive ones, are scary. Attempts to reach goals through radical or revolutionary means often fail because they heighten fear. But the small… — Robert D. Maurer
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
Life does not require us to be consistent, cruel, patient, helpful, angry, rational, thoughtless, loving, rash, open-minded, neurotic, careful, rigid, tolerant, wasteful, rich, downtrodden, gentle,… — Richard Bach
Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or… — David Ogilvy
Painting quickly is a calculated act to block out rational thought. — Antoni Tapies
The genuine values in America arose from rational thought and breaking with tradition, not from blind allegiance to dirt and cloth. — Stefan Molyneux
We cannot discover ourselves without first discovering the universe, the earth, and the imperatives of our own being. Each of these has a creative power… — Thomas Berry
The entire history of humanity is marked by a single inexorable movement - from animal instinct toward rational thought, from inborn behavior toward acquired knowledge.… — Philipp Meyer
More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute… — Hyman Rickover
The great advantage of being human is that we can employ rational thought and resolve to change our circumstances. — Mariella Frostrup
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. — Kay Redfield Jamison
Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich Hayek should make… — Philip E. Agre
It is the job of conscious rational thought to decide what you want, select the goals you wish to achieve-and concentrate upon these rather than… — Maxwell Maltz
The sheer folly of trying to defend a nation by destroying all life on the planet must be apparent to anyone capable of rational thought.… — Queen Noor of Jordan
Rational thoughts never drive people's creativity the way emotions do. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
I have a reverence for medicine because I hero-worshiped my father [a former doctor], and because I admire doctors, I admire study, empiricism and rational… — Hugh Laurie
In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting,… — Harsha Bhogle

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