Quotes About Philosophy

He really is the most arrogant person I've ever come across. 'I am, therefore God exists'. ALICE

Both life and nature are black.

Das hindert nicht, daß mich ein Band Buddhaismus stärker als all die übrigen heiligen Bücher beeinflußt

I don't believe in the concept of a soul mate. Because we are all unique, but we're also simply too similar.

How could something have no end, and if it had no end exactly where did it leave us?

Where there is no bread, there is no philosophy.

Who is John Galt?

I am. I think. I will.

A viler evil than to murder a man, is to sell him suicide as an act of virtue.

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.

There are no evil thoughts except one; the refusal to think.

We are born into this world unarmed - our mind is our only weapon.

When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.

There are no contradictions. If you find one, check your premises.

I am, therefore I'll think

I'll give you a hint. Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.

Remember that rights are moral principles which define and protect a man's freedom of action, but impose no obligations on other men.

Tell me what a person finds sexually attractive and I will tell you their entire philosophy of life. Show me the person they sleep with and I will tell you their valuation of themselves.

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

Psychologically, the choice to think or not is the choice to focus or not. Existentially, the choice to focus or not is the choice to be conscious or not. Metaphysically, the choice to be conscious or not is the choice of life or death.

People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy.

There are no evil thoughts, Mr. Rearden, Francisco said softly, except one: the refusal to think.

It's good to suffer. Dont complain. Bear, bow, accept - and be grateful that God has made you suffer. For this makes you better than the people who are laughing and happy.

She's a writer. The kind of writer who wouldn't be published outside. She believes that when one deals with words, one deals with the mind.