Philosophy Quotes

The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war.

Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me.

What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I'm not only involved directly with some of the activities that I photograph, such as mountain climbing, but even when I'm not I have the philosophy that my mind and body are part of the natural world.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.

Maybe philosophy - I love talking about ideas. Or maybe art history. I was thinking about psychology, then I got really afraid because everybody says it's terribly boring.

My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It's not just what do you for yourself. It's how you treat people decently. The golden rule. There isn't big anything better than the golden rule. It's in every major religion in one language or another.

My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother?

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.

I went to Princeton from Amherst, where I split my interests between mathematics and philosophy.

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

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.

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.

And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it.

The whole philosophy of modern times is to dissolve distinctions between individuals and deal with them as large collections of people. It's essentially self-interested on the part of authority.

I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy.

Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.

I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy.

Philosophy is an attempt by man to find cause and effect. Religion has the same goal.

If you've got unemployment, low pay, that was just too bad. But that was the system. That was the sort of economy and philosophy against which I was fighting in the 1930s.

Philosophy can only be approached with the most concrete comprehension.

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America.

Philosophy: Impersonal anxiety; refuge among anemic ideas.

But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong.

If philosophy is practice, a demand to know the manner in which its history is to be studied is entailed: a theoretical attitude toward it becomes real only in the living appropriation of its contents from the texts.