Philosophy Quotes
Death left its old tragic heaven and became the lyrical core of man: his invisible truth, his visible secret.
In conformity with the philosophy of Christ, let us make of our life a training for death.
The body is to be compared, not to a physical object, but rather to a work of art.
Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.
To make a change, you must be: willing to commit, willing to change, willing to have an open mind, and willing to take action!
Ambition is a lust that is never quenched, but grows more inflamed and madder by enjoyment.
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.
If you would be a writer, first be a reader. Only through the assimilation of ideas, thoughts and philosophies can one begin to focus his own ideas, thoughts and philosophies.
The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
Life is not about negative circumstances that happen to you, it's about what you do with the golden opportunities hidden within!
Ideas that require people to reorganize their picture of the world provoke hostility.
A preoccupation with the next world clearly shows an inability to cope credibly with this one.
What a waste my life would be without all the beautiful mistakes I've made.
Love itself is what is left over when being "in love" has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.
I was born by the river, in a little tent, and just like the river I've been running ever since.
The mind is inherently embodied. Thought is mostly unconscious. Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical.
A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.
I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.
Your body is the ground metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopaedia, your life story.
To be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of what a child actually is.
Economic freedom has no security without political freedom, and political freedom can find its security only in economic freedom.
Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.
Buffett does enjoy being a billionaire, but in offbeat ways. As he put it, though money cannot change your health or how many people love you, it lets you be in 'more interesting environments.
Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.
The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist.
I desire to live in peace and to continue the life I have begun under the motto 'to live well you must live unseen
Patience is the only way you can endure the gray periods.
Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.
Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering.
