Reason Quotes - Page 2

For he who lives as passion directs will not hear argument that dissuades him, nor understand it if he does; and how can we persuade one in such a state to change his ways?

Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend
is statism.
Philosophically, the goal is the
obliteration of reason;
psychologically, it is the
erosion of ambition.

People who have cut their teeth on philosophical problems of rationality, knowledge, perception, free will and other minds are well placed to think better about problems of evidence, decision making, responsibility and ethics that life throws up.

In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse.

So there are countless reasons to remain on this Godforsaken planet that was long considered the only world, if for no other reason than to learn the end of our story: what the author of our lives has not yet taken the trouble to finish.

You know, Junpei, everything in the world has its reasons for doing what it does.

Cassia.
I know which life is my real one now, no matter what happens. It’s the one with you. For some reason, knowing that even one person knows my story makes things different. Maybe it’s like the poem says. Maybe this is my way of not going gentle.
I love you. (Ky Markham)

You might be looking for reasons but there are no reasons.

I'm telling you this for one reason and one reason only: No matter how sure you are of someone's love, it's always nice to hear it.

The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.

If you can't win by reason, go for volume.

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live -moreover, the only one.

Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.

Middle age has been defined as what happens when a person's broad mind and narrow waist change places.

Feeling lost, crazy and desperate belongs to a good life as much as optimism, certainty and reason.

Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right

Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which is soars to the truth.