We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality. All we can do is to learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable way.

there is every reason to fear that the State is growing ever more powerful, more autonomous, more indifferent to its own inhabitants.

It is precisely for the reason that Truth is utterly simple, basic, elementary and totally obvious, that it is completely overlooked.

The point is that most of what we currently hold sacred is not sacred for any reason other than that it was thought sacred yesterday.

Being oneself is completely beyond all motivation. You cannot be yourself for some reason. You are yourself, and no reason is needed.

As far as career goes, make sure you're in it for the right reasons - and make sure that the work itself is the most important thing.

I just became a vegetable for three months. I couldn't talk to people. I was very ill and that was part of the reason I left college.

Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself.

Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thing gets done for the right reason.

I think we have reason to thank God for Abraham Lincoln. With all his deficiencies, it must be admitted that he has grown continually.

Reason transformed into prejudice is the worst form of prejudice, because reason is the only instrument for liberation from prejudice.

If I had a choice, if I had understood earlier that the reason my days were all the same was because I wanted them like that, perhaps.

Usually, I end up being the frumpy or mentally challenged or in 'Reasons to Be Pretty', regular. Or a weirdo. I play a lot of weirdos.

The dog has behaved himself quite well all day, and the show is doing fantastically well in the ratings... I have no reason to be sad!

Naming is a privilege of reason and the province of bullies. We name to tame and to maim; to honor the great, the dead, and ourselves.

Who can in reason then or right assume monarchy over such as live by right his equals, if in power or splendor less, in freedom equal?

I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.

The real reason we haven't had peace is because of a persistent refusal of the Palestinians to recognize a Jewish state in any border.

Nothing beats reason for keeping tigers away. But be excessively reasonable and you risk throwing out the universe with the bathwater.

It's always me, isn't it? I'm not really a very nice person, but for some reason it's always me that they come to with their problems.

I grew up in London, and that's where I spend most of my time. Unless I have a really good reason not to be, I'll always be in London.

If God came down here with the box that had the reason for living in it, I'd like to find just 2 words: The Music. That would be neat.

I think the reason that I like so many different games is because I like the way my brain works when I'm playing games. It's more fun.

So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.

Religion is not something I like to talk about publicly. One reason is the politics, but also I think spirituality is deeply personal.

There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people.

Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical.

I want to understand how best to create and preserve a form of higher education that we value but that is in jeopardy for many reasons.

Every foreign policy of every major nation involves reason, common sense, carrots and sticks. You can't have all carrots and no sticks.

When I do go to L.A., it is usually for a reason - to meet with a director or something - but I'm always so happy to go back to London.

Perhaps for that very reason, I adored her all the more, because of the eternal human stupidity of pursuing those who hurt us the most.

If you have a success, you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work.

The reason people are uncomfortable is because Donald Trump acts. He doesn't talk with a bunch of people about it before, he just acts.

Even if someone does say something negative, it does not give us a reason to retaliate; just take the high road and don't say anything.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of... We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart." - Blaise Pascal

Taiwan and China are related ethnically and close neighbors geographically. There's no reason to resent or to fight against each other.

I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood. Perhaps in other company he is that way, but I have never had reason so to judge him.

I've been in love with you since the very beginning. You asked why there isn't anyone else in my life, and the reason... is you" - J.D.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

The reason you have what you have is because that is what you have decided to settle for right now. Change your mind, change your life.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh.

Where there is no standard, there can be no improvement. For these reasons, standards are the basis for both maintenance and improvement

Women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently.

So I won't say I'm lucky. I'm fortunate enough to find or attract very talented people. For some reason I found them, and they found me.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

The ancient dialogue between reason and the senses is almost always more interestingly and passionately resolved in favor of the senses.

Human reason has discovered many amazing things in nature and will discover still more, and will thereby increase its power over nature.

I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.

We speak loud. And we speak with our hands, but we're not aggressive like warwise. A Portuguese is not going to punch you for no reason.

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