I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actually philosophy.
Max BornAnd new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it.
John DonneThere is no religion in which everyday life is not considered a prison; there is no philosophy or ideology that does not think that we live in alienation.
Eugene IonescoTo become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. (Idea of Progress)
William Ralph IngeOne thinks of French philosophy that it aspires to the condition of literature or the condition of art, and that English and American philosophy aspires to the condition of science. French philosophy, one thinks of as picking up an idea and running with it, posibility into a nearby brick wall or over a local cliff, or something like that.
Ted HonderichPhilosophy is the product of wonder.
Alfred North WhiteheadLife is a mission. Every other definition of life is false, and leads all who accept it astray. Religion, science, philosophy, though still at variance upon many points, all agree in this, that every existence is an aim.
Giuseppe MazziniEditing a philosophy dictionary is jolly hard work!
Edward CraigYou're asking me to give insight into my personality or my philosophy of acting. I just don't think that deeply about it. What it means when I do this or that - I don't know. That's coming outside of myself. I prefer to live my life from inside of me, rather than come outside.
Tobey MaguireBoxing got me started on philosophy. You bash them, they bash you and you think, what's it all for?
Arthur MallardA novel is never anything, but a philosophy put into images.
Jim RohnAny lore that widens people's horizons and presents food for thought is the beginning of philosophy
Chief Reuben O OgunyemiThe modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.
GalbraithAlways presume that the enemy has dangerous designs and always be forehanded with the remedy. But do not let these calculations make you timid. [Philosophy of life for a monarch]
Frederick IIPhilosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
Henry L MenckenPhilosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.
Ludwig WittgensteinKeep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
Kahlil GibranYour philosophy determines whether you will go for the disciplines or continue the errors.
Jim RohnHistory is philosophy from examples.
Dionysius Of HalicarnassusPhilosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man has as good be engaged in law suits as have to do with her (letter to Edmund Halley)
Sir Isaac NewtonEnglishmen are babes in philosophy and so prefer faction-fighting to the labor of its unfamiliar thought.
W B YeatsPhilosophy will clip an angel's wings.
John KeatsI do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
Benedict SpinozaTo believe only possibilities is not faith, but mere philosophy.
Sir Thomas BrownePositivism: A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.
Ambrose BiercePsychiatry's chief contribution to philosophy is the discovery that the toilet is the seat of the soul.
Alexander ChasePeople who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind.
W B YeatsOnly a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.
Albert CamusMy philosophy, like colour television, is all there in black and white.
Monty PythonPhilosophy is the replacement of category-habits by category-disciplines.
Gilbert RyleAll philosophy lies in two words, sustain and abstain.
EpictetusThe proper method of philosophy consists in clearly conceiving the insoluble problems in all their insolubility and then in simply contemplating them, fixedly and tirelessly, year after year, without any hope, patiently waiting.
Simone WeilA fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
George Bernard ShawAny philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
Sydney HarrisTruth, like a torch, the more it's shook it shines. (Discussions on Philosophy)
Sir William HamiltonDesign is not for philosophy - it's for life
Issey MiyakeUltimately it was stifling because it sought to embrace in its philosophy every facet of existence [on Marxism]. That, of course, is its attraction to many
Tony BlairHistory is philosophy teaching by example.
DionysiusThe boundary between philosophy and fiction is not as clear cut as you may think and the two definitely interact.
Ken FolletWhat has philosophy got to do with measuring anything?
Galileo GalileiAny genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.
Henry MillerTo ridicule philosophy is really to philosophize
Blaise PascalBecause philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.
Sir Thomas AquinasThere are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy (Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5)
William ShakespeareMy philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out. (Second philosophy behind that one: when in doubt, roll in a grenade and come in firing.)
J Michael StraczynskiAstonishment is the root of philosophy.
Paul TillichI have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
Charles M Schulz I intend to give my best, to improve things and to create the football team in relation to my image and my football philosophy.
Jose MourinhoHe could dismiss several schools of philosophy by shifting slightly in his chair or toting his whisky glass. [on Dave Allen]
Dylan MoranMy philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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