Priest, Graham

Philosopher-Logician Australian Born 1948 (age 78)

Developed paraconsistent logic and dialetheism theory.

369 quotes

"Words limit thought, yet thought requires words."
Literature
"The impossible exists in the margin of the possible."
Creativity
"To question is to begin understanding."
Education
"Every answer is merely a more interesting question."
Knowledge
"The strength of an argument lies in its weaknesses."
Wisdom
"We are all trapped in our own narratives."
Philosophy
"Truth is plural; falsehood is singular."
Truth
"The greatest discovery is learning how little we know."
"Reason and emotion are two sides of the same coin."
Wisdom
"Being authentic means accepting your own contradictions."
Life
"Language is the prison and the key simultaneously."
Philosophy
"The search for meaning creates the meaning we find."
Hope
"Death is not the opposite of life, but its completion."
Death
"Power lies not in certainty but in flexibility."
Strength
"The present moment contains all of history."
Time
"Art is the language of what cannot be said."
Art
"Philosophy begins in wonder and returns to it."
Philosophy
"To understand others, we must first misunderstand ourselves."
Relationships
"The universe is logical only to those who accept paradox."
Philosophy
"Freedom is the burden of choosing who we become."
Freedom
"Love is the acceptance of another's contradictions."
Love
"The past is not fixed; it changes as we understand it."
History
"Forgiveness is the triumph of understanding over judgment."
Kindness
"Beauty exists in broken things."
Beauty
"Hope is the conviction that meaning exists."
Hope
"Courage is proceeding despite logical objections."
Courage
"The self transcends rational explanation."
Philosophy
"Every ending is a beginning in disguise."
Change
"Wisdom whispers; foolishness shouts."
Wisdom
"We are the universe examining itself."
Philosophy