Blaise Pascal Quotes
True eloquence makes light of eloquence, true morality makes light of morality; that is to say, the morality of the judgment, which has no rules, makes light of the morality of the intellect.... To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.Blaise Pascal
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I play basketball on Sundays and I'm a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.
Garry Shandling -
I think that's a weak excuse, to say because a rapper's getting older that he ain't got it no more. Nah. Don't go by that philosophy. Let's just recognize that talent is within.
Raekwon -
I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
Morality covers our conduct, not what goes on inside our heads.
J. G. Ballard -
Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
H. L. Mencken -
My philosophy is to be me.
Yohan Blake
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There are a few dogmas and double standards and really regrettable exports from philosophy that have confounded the thinking of scientists on the subject of morality.
Sam Harris -
Philosophy can only be approached with the most concrete comprehension.
Karl Jaspers -
As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.'
Rachel Sklar -
I studied philosophy, religious studies, and English. My training was writing four full-length novels and hiring an editor to tear them apart. I had enough money to do that, and then rewriting and rewriting and rewriting.
Ted Dekker -
The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up to the ultimate evil, but also because it shifted the focus from society to the individual.
Yair Lapid -
Judgment comes from experience - and experience comes from bad judgment.
Walter Wriston
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In philosophy if you aren't moving at a snail's pace you aren't moving at all.
Iris Murdoch -
Politics is - once in a while - a forum for serious debate about political philosophy.
P. J. O'Rourke -
There's always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.
D. H. Lawrence -
Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.
Galileo Galilei -
Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both... different. In spelling.
Eddie Izzard -
Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul.
Karl Jaspers
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Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.
Lao Tzu -
Courage is the power of the mind to overcome fear.
Martin Luther King, Jr. -
The statistical method gives only mediocre results.
Alfred Binet -
We have no honorable intentions in Vietnam. Our minimal expectation is to occupy it as an American colony and maintain social stability for our investments. This tells why American helicopters are being used against guerrillas in Colombia and Peru. Increasingly the role our nation has taken is the role of those who refuse to give up the privileges and pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investment.
Martin Luther King, Jr. -
True eloquence makes light of eloquence, true morality makes light of morality; that is to say, the morality of the judgment, which has no rules, makes light of the morality of the intellect.... To make light of philosophy is to be a true philosopher.
Blaise Pascal