Reason Quotes
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Reason is the Soul of the Law.
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The reason there are no great poets and writers now is because there are no great deeds or heroes to write about. The world is becoming tame and sad and dreary.
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It's my belief that one of the unconscious reasons which underlies the odd attitude of the establishment toward hallucinogens is the fact that they bring the mystery to the surface as an individual experience. In other words, you do not understand the psychedelic experience by getting a report from Time magazine or even the Economist. You only understand the psychedelic experience by having it.
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There are two ways to die here,’ the fighter concluded. ‘You can die doing the right thing for the wrong reason, or die doing the wrong thing for the right reason.
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Do you have a brain? Then you can think your way out of it. The reason we have brains is so we can figure out how to do things.
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If there is a God, he or she or it or whatever higher power there is is behind us so long as we're using our music in an inspirational way. I'm here for a reason, and I was given a talent, so I'll continue to try to use it.
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Reason and memory are nearly always at odds.
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Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.
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People like you are the reason People like me need medication.
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You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into an extra six inches in height.
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There are some who wish to learn for no other reason than that they may be looked upon as learned, which is ridiculous vanity ... Others desire to learn that they may morally instruct others, that is love. And, lastly, there are some who wish to learn that they may be themselves edified; and that is prudence.
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I felt for the tormented whirlwinds Damned for their carnal sins Committed when they let their passions rule their reason.
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It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.
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Anything you can do in excess for the wrong reasons is exciting to me.
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Reason cannot account for those moments in life that "bewilder the intellect yet utterly quiet the heart," as G.K. Chesterton observed.
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I've always enjoyed the record shops...they gave me a reason to leave my house.
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What reason has one for existing other than to be involved with what is actually being created in your particular time?
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The only reason I went for that goal is that I wanted to say: 'Now, mummy-daddy, will you love me?'
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It would have been nice to get this win for both him and for Herb. But for whatever reason we just didn't have it tonight - like a lot of other nights.
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Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.
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If people were possessed by reason, running marathons would never work. But we are not creatures of reason. We are creatures of passion.
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I'm a recognizable person and some people feel the need for some reason to take me to task. You're really messing with the wrong person on that one.
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Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.
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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. I've seen a lot of those articles and I thought they were unreasonable when I was in school, but they're getting a little bit out of hand now. We should embrace what makes us different, our different styles, our creativity.
