Ryle, Gilbert

"Logic is not the science of abstract thought."

"Meaning is not a thing but a use."

"Freedom consists in the absence of necessity, not in the absence of law."

"The person is not in the body like a ghost in a machine."

"Thinking is not a private process."

"Behavior is a display of dispositions."

"Excellence is not a destination but a practice."

"Mind and body are not two things but one thing viewed differently."

"Intelligence is practical as much as theoretical."

"Concepts are not mental pictures."

"To learn is to acquire a skill or ability."

"The present is the only place where life is actually lived."

"Philosophy is the dissolution of philosophical problems."

"Knowledge requires understanding, not mere information."

"The self is constituted through action and habit."

"Rules are not learned in the abstract but through practice."

"Consciousness is not a private theatre."

"Responsibility implies genuine alternatives."

"Intention is not a separate mental act."

"The ordinary is often more profound than the extraordinary."

"Method is not a preliminary to knowledge but part of knowledge."

"Character is shown in what we do habitually."

"Meaning arises from social practice and use."

"To understand another person is to know how they think."

"Teaching is not simply the transfer of information."

"The world is understood through the exercise of our capacities."

"Paradoxes arise from confused use of language."

"Dispositions are revealed in conduct over time."

"Learning involves the development of competence."

"Motives shape but do not determine actions."