Quotes about philosophy
philosophy gun two
In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they had to make four. George Orwell
philosophy caring joy
Without despair, we will share, and the joys of caring will not be erased. What has been, must never end, the joys of caring will not be replace. George Michael
philosophy simplicity needs
Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That's all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy. G-Eazy
philosophy hands obscure
... Philosophy proper is a subject, on the one hand so hopelessly obscure, on the other so astonishingly elementary, that there knowledge hardly counts. G. H. Hardy
philosophy effort way
A new philosophy, a new way of life, is not given for nothing. It has to be paid dearly for and only acquired with much patience and great effort Fyodor Dostoevsky
philosophy bores-you bored
I do not wish you much happiness--it would bore you; I do not wish you trouble either; but, following the people's philosophy, I will simply repeat: 'Live more' and try somehow not to be too bored; this useless wish I am adding on my own.
philosophy tired past
When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago. Friedrich Nietzsche
philosophy women humorous
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
philosophy philosophical goal
My philosophy is inverted Platonism: the further a thing is from true being, the purer, the lovelier, the better it is. Living inillusion as a goal!
philosophy world philosopher
How I understand the philosopher - as a terrible explosive, endangering everthing... my concept of the philosopher is worlds removed from any concept that would include even a Kant, not to speak of academic "ruminants" and other professors of philosophy...
philosophy lying believe
The philosopher believes that the value of his philosophy lies in the whole, in the building: posterity discovers it in the bricks with which he built and which are then often used again for better building: in the fact, that is to say, that building can be destroyed and nonetheless possess value as material.
philosophy complaints bewildered
Bewildered, bewildered, you have no complaint. You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't. John Prine
philosophy men ordinary
The scientific nature of the ordinary man is to go out and do the best you can.
philosophy charming divine
How charming is divine philosophy! Not harsh and crabb John Milton
philosophy selfish reading
My philosophy is as simple as ever - smoking, drinking, moderate sexual intercourse on a diminishing scale, reading and writing (not arithmetic). I have a selfish absorption in the well-being and achievement of Noel Coward. Noel Coward
philosophy writing views
To take a gloomy view of life is not part of my philosophy; to laugh at the idiocies of my fellow creatures is. However, at this particular moment I cannot find so much to laugh at as I would like.
philosophy political-opinions wish
If by any chance a playwright wishes to express a political opinion or a moral opinion or a philosophy, he must be a good enough craftsman to do it with so much spice of entertainment in it that the public get the message without being aware of it.
philosophy dancing profound
Indian classical dance is sustained by a profound philosophy. Form seeks to merge with the formless, motions seek to become a part of the motionless, and the dancing individual seeks to become one with the eternal dance of the cosmos. Nita Ambani
philosophy greek religion
I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greek and Roman leave to us. Thomas Jefferson
philosophy party men
I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all.
philosophy healing self
Being our Self is the wisest philosophy, the bravest action, the kindest consideration and the greatest act of healing imaginable. Robert Holden
philosophy father long
When he was twenty-three or twenty-four my father began to learn German and read philosophy in his spare hours, which did not look as though he were destined to remain long on board ship! Edward Carpenter
philosophy thinking long
You can imagine over very long timescales, perhaps far beyond the multi-decade time scale, we might be able to ask very deep questions about why we feel the way we feel about things, or why we think of ourselves in certain ways - questions that have been in the realm of psychology and philosophy but have been very difficult to get a firm mechanistic laws-of-physics grasp on. Edward Boyden
philosophy distance philosophical
Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. Edward Albee
philosophy cereal boxes
Philosophy is talk on a cereal box. Edie Brickell
philosophy talking differences
The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science. Gilbert K. Chesterton
philosophy moon men
The modern habit of saying "This is my opinion, but I may be wrong" is entirely irrational. If I say that it may be wrong, I say that is not my opinion. The modern habit of saying "Every man has a different philosophy; this is my philosophy and it suits me" – the habit of saying this is mere weak-mindedness. A cosmic philosophy is not constructed to fit a man; a cosmic philosophy is constructed to fit a cosmos. A man can no more possess a private religion than he can possess a private sun and moon.
philosophy meat depth
I'd like to do policy and I'd like to do philosophy, I'd like to be able to get into the depth, into the meat of the argument - that's the kind of stuff I want to do. Jonathan Krohn
philosophy ideas people
One of my philosophies as a director is to listen to other people's great ideas because they'll help make you better. Jonathan Frakes
philosophy believe passion
If you are in passionate love and want to celebrate your passion, read poetry. If your ardor has calmed and you want to understand your evolving relationship, read psychology. But if you have just ended a relationship and would like to believe you are better off without love, read philosophy. Jonathan Haidt
philosophy two numbers
What is … important is that we — number one: Learn to live with each other. Number two: try to bring out the best in each other. The best from the best, and the best from those who, perhaps, might not have the same endowment. And so this bespeaks an entirely different philosophy — a different way of life — a different kind of relationship — where the object is not to put down the other, but to raise up the other. Jonas Salk
philosophy thinking progress
I speak about universal evolution and teleological evolution; because I think the process of evolution reflects the wisdom of nature. I see the need for wisdom to become operative. We need to try to put all of these things together in what I call an evolutionary philosophy of our time.
philosophy politics facts
But this is the kind of ass-clownery that stems from the fact that all philosophy looks weird when you don't have one. Jonah Goldberg