Quotes about phil
philosopher comedy married
A married philosopher belongs to comedy. Friedrich Nietzsche
philosophy science stages-of-life
Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life.
philosophy kind confession
Gradually it has become clear to me what every great philosophy so far has been: namely, the personal confession of its author and a kind of involuntary and unconscious memoir.
philosophy confession form
All philosophy is a form of confession.
philosophical
To be is to be perceived George Berkeley
philosophical ideas long
So long as I confine my thoughts to my own ideas divested of words, I do not see how I can be easily mistaken.
philosophy men civilization
The more ignorant men are, the more convinced are they that their little parish and their little chapel is an apex to which civilization and philosophy has painfully struggled up the pyramid of time from a desert of savagery. George Bernard Shaw
philosophy fool world
The world was to Shakespeare a great stage of fools on which he was utterly bewildered. His pregnant observations of life are not coordinated into any philosophy.
philosophical hero mean
I sing, not arms and the hero, but the philosophic man: he who seeks in contemplation to discover the inner will of the world, ininvention to discover the means of fulfilling that will, and in action to do that will by the so-discovered means.
philosophy liberty libertarian
Words summarize the American philosophy of life: Live and let live; Let's make a deal. 8 words summarize American foreign policy: We're better than you; Do it our way. Gary North
philosophy believe book
I truly believe the book of philosophy to be that which stands perpetually open before our eyes, though since it is written in characters different from those of our alphabet it cannot be read by everyone. Galileo Galilei
philosophy sky fields
What has philosophy got to do with measuring anything? It's the mathematicians you have to trust, and they measure the skies like we measure a field.
philosophy book mean
Philosophy [nature] is written in that great book which ever is before our eyes -- I mean the universe -- but we cannot understand it if we do not first learn the language and grasp the symbols in which it is written. The book is written in mathematical language, and the symbols are triangles, circles and other geometrical figures, without whose help it is impossible to comprehend a single word of it; without which one wanders in vain through a dark labyrinth.
philosophy moving circles
In my studies of astronomy and philosophy I hold this opinion about the universe, that the Sun remains fixed in the centre of the circle of heavenly bodies, without changing its place; and the Earth, turning upon itself, moves round the Sun.
philosophy achievement doctrine
Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.
philosophy philosophical one-direction
The progress of science requires the growth of understanding in both directions, downward from the whole to the parts and upward from the parts to the whole. A reductionist philosophy, arbitrarily proclaiming that the growth of understanding must go only in one direction, makes no scientific sense. Indeed, dogmatic philosophical beliefs of any kind have no place in science. Freeman Dyson
philosophical sleep men
Most men are not wicked... They are sleep-walkers, not evil evildoers. Franz Kafka
philosophy life-and-death people
People seek a new orientation, a new philosophy, one which is centered on the priorities of life-physically and spiritually-and not on the priorities of death. Erich Fromm
philosophy signals
The terminology and the signals were going to be different, but the philosophy was the same,
philosophy pitching quality timely
The Yankees' philosophy has always been quality pitching and timely hitting. I don't know if we have the pitching this year.
philosophers-and-philosophy
We are Uzhbi, a consortium of pygmy philosophers.
philosophy road step
The know-your-audience philosophy can be a big step down the road to pandering to the audience. Edward Tufte
philosophy sell ship
IN MY FATHER'S day, the way they did things was to make it first, then sell it. But that's not my philosophy. We sell it, make it and then we ship it.
philosophy problem talking
Everybody's got their own philosophy on durability. Fortunately for him, he hasn't got hurt, and so be it. But if he was specifically talking about me, that's no problem with me. Steve McNair
philosophy stick system willing
They have their system and their philosophy, and they're willing to stick by it,
philosophy addiction drug
Another false philosophy that appeals to the Mr. Hyde side of our natures is that peeking into pornography is harmless. This is a terrible deception. Pornography is as addictive as cocaine or any illegal drug. James E. Faust
philosophy thinking media
I would say that, unfortunately, the word liberal has been redefined over the last 30 years as if it is a bad thing. But liberalism is a great American philosophy. Being a liberal is one of the best things you can be. I don't think they get a fair shake at all in the conservative mainstream media. So maybe there's some intimidation there. Janeane Garofalo
philosophy coffee use-it-or-lose-it
Ranger declined the butterscotch pudding, not wanting to disrupt the consistency of his blood sugar level. I had two puddings and coffee, choosing to keep my pancreas at peak performance. Use it or lose it is my philosophy. Janet Evanovich
philosophy energy kind
It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going. Ernie Banks
philosophy taken blessing
The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place. Ernest Bramah
philosophy serious conversation
All serious conversations gravitate towards philosophy. Ernest Dimnet
philosophical paradox contradiction
There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don't concern me anymore. Evan Parker
philosophy weakness combination
You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses.