BonJour, Laurence

Philosopher American Born 1943 (age 83)

Developed foundationalism and coherentism in epistemology.

404 quotes

"Leadership is the courage to be wrong before others."
Leadership
"Work is where we discover what we are truly capable of becoming."
Work
"Dreams are the rehearsals for the life we dare to live."
Dreams
"Humor is the weapon of the powerless against despair."
Humor
"Beauty is recognizing the sacred in the ordinary."
Beauty
"Death is not the opposite of life; it is the completion of it."
Death
"Knowledge without application is merely collection."
Knowledge
"Time is the teacher that only the patient understand."
Time
"Truth is what remains when all false beliefs have fallen away."
Truth
"Freedom is the terrible gift of choosing who we become."
Freedom
"Imagination is the only frontier that has no borders."
Imagination
"Technology is neutral; only our intentions matter."
Technology
"History repeats for those who refuse to listen."
History
"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom, not its possession."
Philosophy
"Literature teaches us that we are not alone in our suffering."
Literature
"Politics is where individual dreams meet collective reality."
Politics
"War is what happens when dialogue fails completely."
War
"Motivation without purpose is mere distraction."
Motivation
"Inspiration is the moment when possibility becomes visible."
Inspiration
"Relationships are the mirrors in which we see our capacity for growth."
Relationships
"Gratitude transforms what we have into enough."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the rebellion of the spirit against conformity."
Creativity
"Justice delayed is justice that becomes unrecognizable."
Justice
"Perseverance is the choice to begin again every single day."
Perseverance
"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."
Kindness
"Strength is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Strength
"Fear teaches us the boundaries of what we believe possible."
Fear
"Power is the responsibility to lift others higher."
Power
"Money is the instrument of our values, not the master of them."
Money
"Health is the luxury of those who have learned to listen to their bodies."
Health