Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"Language is not merely a tool for describing reality but for creating it."
Freeman Dyson
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"We are all experiments in the art of being human."
Freeman Dyson
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"We are connected to everything in ways we barely understand."
Freeman Dyson
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"The universe is not hostile; it is indifferent, which is far more interesting."
Freeman Dyson
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"We are made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
Arno Penzias
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"We are all connected through the same atomic elements."
Arno Penzias
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"The universe operates on principles of elegance and simplicity."
Arno Penzias
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"Understanding our origins helps us understand our destiny."
Arno Penzias
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"To observe is to participate in the cosmic story."
Arno Penzias
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"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience."
Robert Wilson
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"What we think, we become."
Robert Wilson
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"An unexamined life is not worth living."
Robert Wilson
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"Your belief becomes your thought, your thought becomes your word, your word becomes your action, your action becomes your habit, your habit becomes your destiny."
Robert Wilson
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"A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."
Robert Wilson
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"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
Robert Wilson
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"Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it."
Robert Wilson
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"The world is not against you; it is indifferent."
Robert Wilson
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"We are participators in bringing into being not only the near and here but the far away and long ago."
John Wheeler
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"Consciousness is part of the Universe, and it should be part of physics."
John Wheeler
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"The universe is strange, and it should be if observation plays a role in its creation."
John Wheeler
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"What we call reality is a web of relationships."
John Wheeler
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"The law of nature is the law of mind."
John Wheeler
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"To understand the cosmos, you must first understand yourself."
John Wheeler
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"Reality is participatory, not passive."
John Wheeler
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"We are the universe becoming aware of itself."
John Wheeler
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"The universe has a sense of purpose hidden within its laws."
John Wheeler
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"The observer and the observed are not truly separate."
John Wheeler
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"What we call 'reality' is really a consensus about observations."
John Wheeler
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"Information and consciousness may be two faces of the same coin."
John Wheeler
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"The universe is a dance of matter and energy guided by information."
John Wheeler