Reason Quotes

13387 Reason quotes by 6691 unique authors

While reasons are provided by the facts,...rationality...depends instead on our beliefs. [...] [I]f I believe falsely that my hotel is on fire, it may be… — Derek Parfit
I've decided to do it, for the pure and simple reason that I just think it's the right thing to do. — Charlie Crist
must acknowledge, that to act properly is much more valuable than to think justly or reason acutely. — Thomas Reid
True virtue is life under the direction of reason. — Baruch Spinoza
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear. — Baron de Montesquieu
People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they'll go to any length to live longer. But don't think that's the reason most… — Haruki Murakami
Several of my critics have said, 'Bowerman just tacks up a piece of paper in the locker room and turns his runners loose.' They're partially… — Bill Bowerman
Even if there were two of me, I still couldn't do all that has to be done. No matter what, though, I keep up my… — Haruki Murakami
I like to say, and I truly believe, that every run brings new experiences. You just don't know what they might be until you actually… — Amby Burfoot
The foremost reason that happiness is so hard to achieve is that the universe was not designed with the comfort of human beings in mind...It… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Perhaps the deepest reason we are afraid of death is that we do not know who we are. We believe in a personal, unique, and… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Go beyond reason to love - it is safe. It is the only safety. Love all you can, and when you are ready all will… — Thaddeus Golas
The attributes of God, though intelligible to us on their surface yet, for the very reason that they are infinite, transcend our comprehension, when they… — John Henry Newman
Love has a reason There's a meaning to the world We're giving love. — Gavin DeGraw
As Benjamin Franklin said, 'Those things that hurt, instruct.' It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dread but actually to welcome… — M. Scott Peck
They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you are not with… — Vladimir Putin
If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink: Good wine - a friend - or being dry -… — Unknown Author
If I was an exceptional human being in Detroit, then I saw no reason why I couldn't be an exceptional human being in Mississippi. In… — Victoria Gray Adams
There is something outrageous about such a huge body of evidence being put together, then being confirmed in all kinds of other scientific disciplines, particularly… — Matthew Chapman
Astrological prayers seem to me to be built on as good reason as the predictions. — Benjamin Stillingfleet
The one and only method of teaching men the true religion was established by Divine Providence for the whole world, and for all times: that… — Bartolome de las Casas
What you and I need to do is learn to forget our differences. When we come together, we don't come together as Baptists or Methodists.… — Malcolm X
There are times in my life when I let myself get consumed with jealously for someone else's life, their body, their wardrobe, their talent. They… — Demi Lovato
This practice of adoration is based on strong and solid reasons. For the Eucharist is at once a sacrifice and a sacrament; but it differs… — Pope Pius XII
All my sermons are prepared in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. As recreation is most pleasant and profitable in the sun, so homiletic creativity… — Fulton J. Sheen

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