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