The Reason Quotes

Man is; it matters to him; this is terrifying unless it matters to God, too, because this is the only possible reason we can matter to ourselves.

Man will have replicated his own intelligence not when he teaches a computer to reason but when he teaches a computer to have a nagging feeling in its circuits.

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.

The truth of the Christian faith surpasses the capacity of reason.

God's love for us is not the reason for which we should love him. God's love for us is the reason for us to love ourselves.

The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.

Intuition is the undoubting conception of a pure and attentive mind, which arises from the light of reason alone, and is more certain than deduction.

Now is the time for everyone who believes in the rule of reason to speak up against pathological science and its purveyors.

Reason is often a more powerful persuader than gold.

Why is there something rather than nothing?

Reason bases its decisions on evidence available to everyone, and allows people to disagree when evidence is lacking. Religion will never do that.

For whatever reason I was born into privilege; I've never known hunger, poverty, or despair. I have been blessed, blessed, blessed--relationally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

Is there anything more terrible than perpetual motion, than doing and doing and doing, without a reason, without a consciousness, without a change, without an end?

Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn't rule in love, you know.

The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.'

And the things you know before you hear them; these are you and the reason you are in the world.

An Argument needs no reason; Nor any friendship.

One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object.

Let passion fill your sails, but let reason be your rudder.

One of the reasons we don't do as well as we should is that we are all over-taught.

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.

God has put you in this culture at this time for a reason.

If you always have something in your life that you're trying to improve upon, then every day you have a reason to get out of bed, and you have a reason to achieve something and feel good.

It is only by dispelling the clouds and phantoms of religion that we shall discover truth, reason and morality.

There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.

Once blood is shed in a national quarrel reason and right are swept aside by the rage of angry men.

Every generous illusion of youth leaves a wrinkle as it departs. Experience is the successive disenchanting of the things of life; it is reason enriched with the heart's spoils.

I do about 90 percent of my own stunts, and the things I can't do for insurance reasons, like swinging out of a flying helicopter, I wouldn't want to do anyway.

Nothing in this world happens without a reason. That we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and that the pieces of the puzzle have a tendency to come together when you least expect it.

Faith is reason at rest in God.

The reason for my painting large canvases is that I want to be intimate and human.

No scoundrel is so stupid as to not find a reason for his vile conduct.

I think meditation has been the single biggest reason for whatever success Ive had

Catholic, which I was until I reached the age of reason

I hate injustice, I despise inequity, I condemn hypocrisy, I abhor the lack of reason.

There are two conflicting philosophies that I love: "Everything happens for a reason," as well as "you can change everything that you have control over."

The physician himself, if sick, actually calls in another physician, knowing that he cannot reason correctly if required to judge his own condition while suffering.

A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all - that is myself.

There's no reason to regret anything. Regret is a waste.

That is the nature of endings, it seems. They never end. When all the missing pieces of your life are found, put together with glue of memory and reason, there are more pieces to be found.

our friendship has no other purpose, no other reason, than to show you how utterly unlike me you are.

Songwriting is like a therapy, it's a connection that you have with another person, and I'm not scared of it at all for some reason.

Reason died in 1914, November 1914 ... after that everybody began to rave.

The only reason to write a new song is because you're tired of the old ones.

Eloquence may set fire to reason.

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

To him who looks at the world rationally the world looks rationally back.

The ultimate reason for meditating is to transform ourselves in order to be better able to transform the world.

I am in favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible. ... because I believe the big problem is not taxes, the big problem is spending.

An educated mind is practiced in the uses of reason, which inevitably leads to a skeptical outlook.