Quotes About Reason

Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.

As an actor, I endeavor to find the reason in the unreasonable. Because no one thinks they are being unreasonable or unrealistic or demanding or behaving madly. We all see ourselves as being justified.

Nothing guarantees that reasonable people will agree about everything, of course, but the unreasonable are certain to be divided by their dogmas. It is time we recognized that this spirit of mutual inquiry, which is the foundation of all real science, is the very antithesis of religious faith.

After a long, impartial enquiry of the truth, and after much and earnest calling upon God, to give unto me the spirit and revelation in the knowledge of Him, I find myself obliged, both by the principles of reason and Scripture, to embrace the opinion I now hold forth.

It's very unusual on 'Game of Thrones' for there to be a deleted scene because the scripts are pretty locked in. There's rarely a reason to say, 'Hey, we don't need this scene.'

It stands to reason that unloved and unwanted children are going to get into crime.

Our society is ridden with corruption and corrupt people. This is perhaps the reason why despite receiving several offers, I am unwilling to contest elections as I lack what it takes to become a politician.

If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit if reason provided proof.

Rest in reason. Move in Passion.

The only reason my work seems to be eclectic up to a certain period is because I was a failure as an actor.

If people were possessed by reason, running marathons would never work. But we are not creatures of reason. We are creatures of passion.

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

The minds of men are at last aroused; reason looks out and justifies her own, and malice finds all her work is ruin.

Science and technology has tried to offer an alternative to religion by making a god out of human reason, but that didn't work out too well.

The work of art is born of the intelligence's refusal to reason the concrete. It marks the triumph of the carnal.

The proper work of man, the grand drift of human life, is to follow reason, that noble spark kindled in us from heaven.

We fight the stereotypes, but in fighting them, we show them. There are stereotypes for a reason.

Some rules are there for a reason - but it's one thing to have a rule that protects and another to have rules that stifle.

What was the reason for invading Iraq' Was it a humanitarian crusade or an economic one' I would be inclined to say the latter. It was the same with the Civil War, because the landed gentry's money was being stolen by the king.

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.

Faith in reason was the foundation stone of the United States.

I think that 'Mr. Show' was a huge influence on me. It was literally the reason I started doing comedy, because I was asked to do a bit at The Comedy Store, and B.J. Porter and I went to see Bob and David - who I'd never heard of - do a live show, which was one of the shows that got them the 'Mr. Show' show.

Until Amazon creates a drone that can cut your hair, there's a physical and real reason to come to the store.

There is always a reason why, and I need to tell the stories.