Rationality Quotes

182 quotes by 148 authors

Capitalism demands the best of every man - his rationality - and rewards him accordingly. It leaves every man free to choose the work he… — Ayn Rand
Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known. — Michael Shermer
Hatred is a form of faith, distilled by passion to remove all rationality. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.
We feel a deep pleasure from realizing that we believe something in common with our friends, and different from most people. We feel an even… — Robin Hanson
Rationality is what we do to organize the world, to make it possible to predict. Art is the rehearsal for the inapplicability and failure of… — Brian Eno
When people say to me, 'You hate America,' I don't hate America. I love America. I am just embarrassed that it has been taken over… — Bill Maher
Happiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquility and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness. — Epicurus
Societies would _not_ be better off if everyone were like Mr Spock, all rationality and no emotion. Instead, a balance - a teaming up of… — David Eagleman
The utilitarian behaves sensibly in all that is required for preservation but never takes account of the fact that he must die...His whole life is… — Allan Bloom
Sir, we must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic. — Winston Churchill
First, study the present construction. Second, ask for all past experiences ...study and read everything you can on the subject. — Thomas A. Edison
Mr. Edison worked endlessly on a problem, using the method of elimination. If a person asked him if he were discouraged because so many attempts… — Thomas A. Edison
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do. — James Harvey Robinson
In the case of a creative mind, it seems to me, the intellect has withdrawn its watchers from the gates, and the ideas rush in… — Friedrich Schiller
Part of the sexual revolution is bringing rationality to sexuality - because when you don't embrace sexuality in a normal way, you get the twisted… — Hugh Hefner
Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in… — Isaac Asimov
The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it assumes a model of reality in which all events are… — Phillip E. Johnson
The perceived world is the always-presupposed foundation of all rationality, all value, and all existence. — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
The line separating investment and speculation, which is never bright and clear, becomes blurred still further when most market participants have recently enjoyed triumphs. Nothing… — Warren Buffett
Nothing sedates rationality like large doses of effortless money. — Warren Buffett

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