Reasonable Quotes

815 Reasonable quotes by 631 unique authors

Let us have wine and woman, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda water the day after. Man, being reasonable, must get drunk; The best of… — Lord Byron
It was reasonable to struggle, to suffer, perhaps even to die, for a more just, a more compassionate society, but not in a world with… — P.D. James
Well, did he do it?" She always asked the irrelevant question. It didn't matter in terms of the strategy of the case whether the defendant… — Michael Connelly
Since you got here by not thinking, it seems reasonable to expect that, in order to get out, you must start thinking. — Norton Juster
The world has been abnormal for so long that we've forgotten what it's like to live in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is… — Madeleine L'Engle
When I was young I was depressed all the time. But suicide no longer seemed a possibility in my life. At my age there was… — Charles Bukowski
A wise man once told me- he’s a muslim by the way- that he has more in common with a jew than he does a… — Gregory David Roberts
Katsa turned to Po with tears in her eyes. 'He'll be so angry.' 'He won't stay angry forever.' 'Won't he?' she said. 'People do sometimes.'… — Kristin Cashore
That was a perfectly reasonable explanation," she said grumpily. "Perhaps my advisers don't lie to me." "Isn't that what you'd want?" asked Giddon. "Well, yes,… — Kristin Cashore
No matter what measures are taken, doctors will sometimes falter, and it isn't reasonable to ask that we achieve perfection. What is reasonable is to… — Atul Gawande
Scientific inquiry shouldn't stop just because a reasonable explanation has apparently been found. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Be reasonable. I know you can be. If you try very, very hard.” - Al to Rachel — Kim Harrison
I was so tired of being told reasonable, practical things whenever something went wrong with my life. — Richelle Mead
Still, waking up this early was just wrong. “Why can’t people be reasonable and only die after eleven A.M.?” I whined. — Diana Rowland
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I'm a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown… — Jim Butcher
...a miracles is a reasonable thing to ask for. — Marianne Williamson
We all want explanations for why we behave as we do and for the ways the world around us functions. Even when our feeble explanations… — Dan Ariely
Lastly, tea--unless one is drinking it in the Russian style--should be drunk WITHOUT SUGAR. I know very well that I am in a minority here.… — George Orwell
Pain doesn't listen to reason, it has it's own reason, which is not reasonable — Milan Kundera
We must not be satisfied to present Christianity as the most reliable position to hold among the competing options available. Rather, the Christian faith is… — Greg L. Bahnsen
I often think of death. True. Suicide is a reasonable option. True. My sins are unpardonable. I stare at the question. My sins are unpardonable.… — James Frey
What's the word for a perfectly reasonable fear of annoying idiots? — Cassandra Clare
Forgiveness is a mystical act, not a reasonable one. — Caroline Myss
He held her gaze steady while he summarized her promises. “She will honor me, protect me, obey me only when she believes I’m being reasonable—but… — Julie Garwood
Carter was so taken aback by her attack he dropped his knife. “You knocked him stupid,” he bellowed. “No,” Emily corrected in what she believed… — Julie Garwood

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