Quotes About Philosophy

The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.

If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon.

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.

Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.

The Baby Boomers: whiny, narcissistic, self-indulgent people with a simple philosophy: "Gimme that! It's mine!"

Fine art is in the last consequence, philosophy expressed visually.

Most of my learning and philosophy regarding coaching basketball was developed after great frustration.

There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle

Modern philosophy certainly exacts a surrender of all supernaturalism and fixed dogma and rigid institutionalism with which Christianity has been historically associated

Know the philosophy, know the details, and ignore everything in the middle.

A man who is furnished with arguments from the mint will convince his antagonist much sooner than one who draws them from reason and philosophy.

Only human beings can reorder their lives any day they choose by refining their philosophy.

German Marxian's coined the dictum: If socialism is against human nature, then human nature must be changed.

Common sense is the folklore of philosophy.

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it.

Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.

Everyone has some kind of philosophy, some general worldview, which to men of other views will seem mythological.

Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.

Always laugh when you can; it is cheap medicine. Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of existence.

Propaganda replaces moral philosophy.

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.