As a universal history of philosophy, the history of philosophy must become one great unity.

The moment is the sole reality.

Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character

What makes us afraid is our great freedom in the face of the emptiness that has still to be filled.

We must learn to talk with each other, and we mutually must understand and accept one another in our extraordinary differences.

There is no God, cry the masses more and more vociferously; and with the loss of God man loses his sense of values — is, as it were, massacred because he feels himself of no account.

Only in those moments when I exercise my freedom am I fully myself.

On the question of the world as a whole, science founders. For scientific knowledge the world lies in fragments, the more so the more precise our scientific knowledge becomes.

A scientific approach means knowing what one knows and what one doesn't. Absolute or complete knowledge is unscientific.

Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time; it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought

Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul.

As with anything creative, change is inevitable.

Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you are‚ that's a goddess.

The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I'd love to do.

If I could have a superpower, I would choose the ability to make people's heart stop, if I just point at them.

For there is a truth which cannot be bought or sold, imposed by force, resisted or escaped.

The real solution to the problem of poverty consists in finding how to increase the employment and earning power of the poor.

There's never been a greater game than football.

Edith Sitwell's interest in art was largely confined to portraits of herself.

The wise man lives as long as he should, not just as long as he likes.

I was young. I was 23 or 24. I just wasn't a fan of the politics of campaigning - of going into that environment and competing and trying to get into the good graces of the writers.