Irrational Quote by George Santayana

“The imagination, as a subset of the lesser “irrational,” has been rejected and devalued by our culture to the point that we acknowledge its…

— Sandra Dennis

Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.

— L.E. Modesitt Jr

Mania can be as terrifying as it gets. It is certainly as insane as one gets and so it's frightening when it gets out…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

I think irrationality is one of the scariest things in the world.

— Marcia Gay Harden

“Rationality is man's basic virtue, the source of all his other virtues. Man's basic vice, the source of all evils, is the act of…

— Ayn Rand

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.

— Ashley Montagu

Irrationality interests me more than anything: sometimes it's very dangerous, but it can be incredibly beautiful.

— John Burnside

“People who think a lot are more prone to mania than people who do not think a lot. That intelligent, creative, and thoughtful people…

— Eric Maisel

“We’re a “rational” species—at least that’s what we tell ourselves. So why are we so irrationally enslaved by so many bad habits? It’s because…

— Darren Hardy

“Mental illnesses are so strange. A physical problem we can understand. But when the mind works irrationally, well, by its very definition, the rational…

— Harlan Coben

“It’s all well and good to have a mountain of psychological research detailing the different ways in which we routinely fail to think and…

— Joseph Heath

The contradictions are what make human behavior so maddening and yet so fascinating, all at the same time.

— Joan D. Vinge