Quotes about philosophy
philosophy happens
That's how it happens, livin life by the drop. Stevie Ray Vaughan
philosophy people degrees
Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies. Ridley Scott
philosophy class discovery
Ralph also took some classes in philosophy and literature and felt himself on the brink of some kind of huge discovery about himself. But it never came. Raymond Carver
philosophy book reading
I had been reading this book about Zen Koan philosophy, and it was talking about the right here and the right now, and how important it is, and I was really trying to get there in my life. Sammy Hagar
philosophy men understanding
Unfortunately there are some trends that are changing this but you don't have for example as strict and narrow understanding of the relationship between men and women. And then there is the philosophy we have to extract in the relationship between text and culture. Tariq Ramadan
philosophy thinking way
We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it. Tariq Ramadan
philosophy discipline fasting
The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them. Tariq Ramadan
philosophy purple tree
Philosophy: a purple bullfinch in a lilac tree. T. S. Eliot
philosophy effort understanding
A good half of the effort of understanding what the Indian philosophers were after - and their subtleties make most of the great European philosophers look like schoolboys. T. S. Eliot
philosophy moral ethics
Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there. Sydney J. Harris
philosophy power-politics doctrine
Any creed whose basic doctrines do not include respect for the creeds of others, is simply power politics masquerading as philosophy. Sydney J. Harris
philosophy people degrees
I'm not the one going for a biology degree. I'm just a philosophy major who eats people. Scott Westerfeld
philosophy design innovation
When it comes to innovation, business has much to learn from design. The philosophy in design shops is, 'try it, prototype it, and improve it'. Roger Martin
philosophy past self
There is a constant in the average American imagination and taste, for which the past must be preserved and celebrated in full-scale authentic copy; a philosophy of immortality as duplication. It dominates the relation with the self, with the past, not infrequently with the present, always with History and, even, with the European tradition. Umberto Eco
philosophy ideas should
Only an unhinged movie survives as a disconnected series of images, of peaks, of visual icebergs. It should display not one central idea but many. It should not reveal a coherent philosophy of composition. It must live on, and because of, its glorious ricketiness. Umberto Eco
philosophy matter remember
Please tell me you will remember, no matter how much I do wrong that I had the best of intentions all along. Travis Tritt
philosophy believe opportunity
We believe that when the right talent meets the right opportunity in a company with the right philosophy, amazing transformation can happen. Reid Hoffman
philosophy editors looks
I've imparted that philosophy to the writers, but some of them look stuff up while some don't. Same with the editors, directors and actors. To each their own. Vince Gilligan
philosophy drawing rabbits
He found a formula for drawing comic rabbits: This formula for drawing comic rabbits paid. Till in the end he could not change the tragic habits This formula for drawing comic rabbits made. Robert Graves
philosophy book men
It is like most other ancient books - a mingling of falsehood and truth, of philosophy and folly - all written by men, and most of the men only partially civilized. Some of its laws are good - some infinitely barbarous. None of the miracles related were performed. . . . Take out the absurdities, the miracles, all that pertains to the supernatural - all the cruel and barbaric laws - and to the remainder I have no objection. Neither would I have for it any great admiration. Robert Green Ingersoll
philosophy passion men
When passions and appetites are stronger than the intellect, men are savages; when the intellect governs the passions, when the passions are servants, men are civilized. The people need education - facts - philosophy. Robert Green Ingersoll
philosophy eye men
The old man has been long at the fair. He is acquainted with the jugglers at the booths. His curiosity has been satisfied. He no longer cares for the exceptional, the monstrous, the marvelous and deformed. He looks through and beyond the gilding, the glitter and gloss, not only of things, but of conduct, of manners, theories, religions and philosophies. He sees clearer. The light no longer shines in his eyes. Robert Green Ingersoll
philosophy dark clouds
All I have to say is, Love one another - that is the height of all philosophy. It is beyond all religions. It is the secret of joy - the fountain of Perpetual Youth - the only rainbow on life's dark cloud. Robert Green Ingersoll
philosophy belief my-own
Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy Sugar Ray Leonard
philosophy individuality
My philosophy is TRUTH unto me. Through expressing my individuality I become free. Stuart Wilde
philosophy ocean tree
Every ripple on the ocean, every leaf on every tree, every sand dune in the desert, every power we never see. Sting
philosophy blessing miracle
I never saw no miracle of science that did not go from a blessing to a curse. Sting
philosophy party shallow
My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party. Sting
philosophy judging dont-judge-me
Don't judge me, you could be me in another life. Sting
philosophy heaven soul
The compass spins between heaven and hell, let your soul be your pilot, let your soul guide you. Sting
philosophy fighting battle
I went off to fight some battle that I'd invented inside me. Sting
philosophy book men
For those who want to understand the issues of the environmental crisis, Encounters with the Archdruid is a superb book. McPhee reveals more nuances of the value revolution that dominates the new age of ecology than most writers could pack into a volume twice as long. I marvel at his capacity to listen intently and extract the essence of a man and his philosophy in the fewest possible words. Stewart Udall
philosophy echoes mind
When the truths of love are planted firm, they won't be hard to find. And words of love I speak to you will echo in your mind. Stevie Wonder