Truth Quote by William James

I am pragmatic. That which works, works, and theory can go screw itself. However, my pragmatism also extends to maintainability, which is why I…

— Linus Torvalds

“More erudite authors who advocate an irrationalist point of view, such as the pragmatist philosophers, are not to be caught out so easily. They…

— Bertrand Russell

The pragmatist turns away from abstraction and insufficiency, from verbal solutions, from bad a priori reasons, from fixed principles, closed systems, and pretended absolutes…

— William James

“A pragmatic approach is more rewarding and virtuous.”

— Wayne Chirisa

I am a very pragmatic person.

— Gloria Swanson

Well, I mean, I'm very much a pragmatic person.

— Ken Livingstone

In the face of the idea that truth might afford the opposite of satisfaction and turn out to be completely shocking to humanity at…

— Max Horkheimer

I try to be pragmatic.

— Spencer Dinwiddie

“Pragmatism emphasizes the irrationality of opinion, and psycho-analysis emphasizes the irrationality of conduct. Both have led many people to the view that there is…

— Bertrand Russell

The theory of the method of knowing which is advanced in these pages may be termed pragmatic. ... Only that which has been organized…

— John Dewey

I'm very pragmatic.

— Andrea Riseborough

“Opinions and ideas are quite different than provable facts.”

— Steven Redhead