Reason Quotes

13387 Reason quotes by 6691 unique authors

One universe made up all that is; and one God in it all, and one principle of being, and one law, the reason shared by… — Marcus Aurelius
If there's reason for hope, it lies in man's occasional binges of cooperation. To save our planet, we'll need that kind of heroic effort, in… — George Meyer
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy. Its compulsive attractions… — Jonathon Porritt
Our life as consumers seems light years away from that of our grandparents. But you don't change human nature. Optimism, for me, is the belief… — Ed Mayo
Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and the sun. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dak trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more the prettiness. — Mary Oliver
At man's core there is a voice that wants him never to give in to fear. But if it is true that in general man… — Georges Bataille
Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason,… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Animals are like autistic savants. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that animals might actually be autistic savants. Animals have special talents… — Temple Grandin
There are hundreds of good reasons for having a cat, but all you need is one. — Susy Clemens
Reason number 106 why dogs are smarter than humans: once you leave the litter, you server contact with your mothers. — Jodi Picoult
A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
I fear animals regard man as a creature of their own kind which has in a highly dangerous fashion lost its healthy animal reason -… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Reason is a very light rider, and easily shook off. — Jonathan Swift
There is no reason for anyone in the country, for anyone except a police officer or a military person, to buy, to own, to have,… — Michael Gartner
The chances are that you have already come to believe that happiness is unattainable. But men have attained it. And they have attained it by… — Arnold Bennett
We're in a tightening cycle and the reason is the economy is growing, there's no expectation that the global economy and the Polish economy as… — Marek Belka
The brain of man, like that of all animals is double, being parted down its centre by a thin membrane. For this reason pain is… — Hippocrates
I love man as my fellow; but his scepter, real, or usurped, extends not to me, unless the reason of an individual demands my homage;… — Mary Wollstonecraft
The only reason that they say, 'Women and children first' is to test the strength of the lifeboats. — Jean Kerr
Once again your mind explodes with a searing pain. A floodgate of memories bursts wide. Yet it is her face that keeps haunting you. Always… — Todd McFarlane
Men are not to be told anything they might find too painful; the secret depths of human nature, the sordid physicalities, might overwhelm or damage… — Margaret Atwood
The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine. — Gerry Mulligan
There have been players with Indian heritage, but there hasn't been a Native-American professional basketball player who became a regular for all sorts of social… — Sherman Alexie

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