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philosophy responsibility excuse
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility. Barbara Jordan
philosophy heart men
So one time when I was working in this motel one of the toilets leaked and I had to replace the flapper ball. Here's what it said on the package; I kept it till I knew it by heart: 'Please Note. Parts are included for all installations, but no installation requires all of the parts.' That's kind of my philosophy about men. I don't think there's an installation out there that could use all my parts. Barbara Kingsolver
philosophy views religion
Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety. Baruch Spinoza
philosophy found knows
I do not presume that I have found the best philosophy, I know that I understand the true philosophy. Baruch Spinoza
philosophy history pageant
History is a pageant and not a philosophy. Augustine Birrell
philosophy practice style
Those of us whose parenting style can be described as "a series of reflexes, instincts, and minute-by-minute adjustments," as Julie of A Little Pregnant puts it, rather than as a philosophy, are less invested in our own practices. What we do is often less a matter of conviction than one of convenience. What we need to remember is that there is no need to apologize for that, even in the face of the most red-faced outrage. Ayelet Waldman
philosophy men needs
The men who are not interested in philosophy need it most urgently; they are most helplessly in its power. Ayn Rand
philosophy responsibility men
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking. Ayn Rand
philosophy facts recognition
Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it. Ayn Rand
mind money
Sometimes your mind lets you do things with your money that make no sense. Suze Orman
mind quite wayne williams
Quite frankly, I don't think Wayne Williams is responsible for anything, ... I don't think he did anything. I made up my mind with that 20 years ago, and I still feel that way. Louis Graham
mind shot
That shot he's got to obliterate from his mind a little bit. Mark Cox
mind stories
A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind. Brandon Sanderson
mind weakness morality
He that can carp in the most eloquent or acute manner at the weakness of the human mind is held by his fellows as almost divine. Baruch Spinoza
mind unions whole
The greatest good is the knowledge of the union which the mind has with the whole nature. Baruch Spinoza
mind body limits
Whatever increases, decreases, limits or extends the body's power of action, increases decreases, limits, or extends the mind's power of action. And whatever increases, decreases, limits, or extends the mind's power of action, also increases, decreases, limits, or extends the body's power of action. Baruch Spinoza
mind perceive greater
The less the mind understands and the more things it perceives, the greater its power of feigning is; and the more things it understands, the more that power is diminished. Baruch Spinoza
mind important odd
It was odd how one found oneself making trivial conversation on important occasions. Perhaps it was because one could not say what was really in one's mind. Barbara Pym
religion intellectual slacker
God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker. C. S. Lewis
religion sublime landscape
It is no coincidence that the Western attraction to sublime landscapes developed at precisely the moment when traditional beliefs in God began to wane. Alain de Botton
religion firsts whiskey
Which would you part with first -- your tobacco, your whiskey, or your religion? Brigham Young
religion firsts steps
A thing is not proved just because no one has ever questioned it. What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into. Hence scepticism is the first step toward truth. It must be applied generally, because it is the touchstone. Denis Diderot
religion-and-politics supposed-to-be
Religion and politics are supposed to be separate. Eleanor Clift
religion obvious mystic
Mystic: a person who is puzzled before the obvious, but who understands the non-existent. Elbert Hubbard
religion important nationality
The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life. Eleanor Roosevelt
religion atheism life-is
Human life is the result of a glorious evolutionary accident. Stephen Jay Gould
religion atheism christianity
I am personally convinced of the great power and deep significance of Christianity, and I won't allow any other religion to be promoted. Adolf Hitler