Reason Quotes

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Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion. — Thomas Browne
In Hollywood, they think drawn animation doesn't work anymore, computers are the way. They forget that the reason computers are the way is that Pixar… — Tim Burton
The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the… — Steven Brust
Why is marriage the pinnacle for everyone? People get married for the wrong reasons. We need to start looking at different packages, whether it's living… — Sandra Bullock
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. — Edmund Burke
One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to… — Madeleine Albright
I see no reason why the artistic world can't absolutely merge with Madison Avenue. Pop art is a move in that direction. Why can't we… — William S. Burroughs
I wasn't exposed to art as I was growing up, and can't recall the first time I saw a work of art. However, I remember… — William S. Burroughs
I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live. — Saffron Burrows
I just didn't want to get out there anymore; I didn't want to get back into what I call 'the swamp.' And the other reason… — George W. Bush
Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation. — Vannevar Bush
To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it. — Samuel Butler
If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason. — Samuel Butler
I know that part of the reason I read Tolkien when I'm ill is that there is an almost total absence of sexuality in his… — A. S. Byatt
Probably the reason it's a little hard to break away from the album format completely is, if you're getting a band together in the studio,… — David Byrne
It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe; you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep. — Lord Byron
Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. — Lord Byron
I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt… — James Caan
People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy. — James Branch Cabell
The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you… — John Cage

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