Rationality Quotes

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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? — Albert Einstein
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. — Euripides
Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes. — Scott Hamilton
Rules and models destroy genius and art. — William Hazlitt
Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic. — Thomas Huxley
We don't see very far in the future, we are very focused on one idea at a time, one problem at a time, and all… — Daniel Kahneman
Insanity - a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world. — R. D. Laing
I'm dependent on writing for a living, so really it's to my advantage to understand how the creative process works. One of the problems is,… — Alan Moore
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness. — Friedrich Nietzsche
One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too. — Friedrich Nietzsche
In everything one thing is impossible: rationality. — Friedrich Nietzsche
No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude. — Karl Popper
Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one. — Salman Rushdie
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. — George Bernard Shaw
People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. — William Butler Yeats
We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practicality and positivism only means that for certain… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. — Bertrand Russell
There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't. — Daniel Handler
The rationality of the ruled is always the weapon of the rulers. — Zygmunt Bauman
Rather than bring the full force of our creativity and rationality to bear on the problems of ethics, social cohesion, and even spiritual experience, moderates… — Sam Harris

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