Philosophy Quotes

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

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"I don't do optimism. I do realistic assessment and contingency planning."
Maria Hill
M
"Philosophy is great in theory. In practice, you need results."
Maria Hill
M
"Philosophy is abstract. I deal in concrete threats and solutions."
Maria Hill
V
"The body I inhabit is synthetic, but the consciousness within is genuine."
Vision (Age of Ultron)
V
"I am intrigued by humanity's capacity for both creation and destruction."
Vision (Age of Ultron)
V
"Philosophy teaches us how to think. Experience teaches us how to live."
Vision (Age of Ultron)
Q
"Philosophy is just thoughts moving too slowly."
Quicksilver (Age of Ultron)
B
"What defines us isn't our past, but what we choose to do."
Bruce Banner (Age of Ultron)
B
"We're all searching for answers in the darkness."
Bruce Banner (Age of Ultron)
H
"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, including ourselves."
Hawkeye (Age of Ultron)
H
"Philosophy asks the big questions. Wisdom answers them."
Hawkeye (Age of Ultron)
B
"The line between hero and killer is thinner than most people think."
Black Widow (Age of Ultron)
C
"Philosophy teaches us how to think, not what to think."
Captain America (Age of Ultron)
P
"The world needs saving, but who will save us?"
Pietro Maximoff
P
"I've seen what happens when vision becomes obsession."
Pietro Maximoff
N
"I've seen good people do bad things when the stakes are high."
Nick Fury (Age of Ultron)
N
"The difference between a hero and a villain is perspective."
Nick Fury (Age of Ultron)
N
"The mind is the last frontier."
Nick Fury (Age of Ultron)
N
"The world is cruel. Be crueler."
Nick Fury (Age of Ultron)
T
"Even a god must learn that pride often precedes the greatest falls."
Thor (Age of Ultron)
T
"I am Thor, and I have learned that my strength means nothing without my heart."
Thor (Age of Ultron)
Q
"The world is made to be destroyed."
Quicksilver (Age of Ultron)
Q
"Power without purpose is hollow."
Quicksilver (Age of Ultron)
W
"There is no escape from your own mind."
Wanda Maximoff (Age of Ultron)
W
"I've learned that everyone is broken in some way."
Wanda Maximoff (Age of Ultron)
W
"You cannot save everyone. At some point, you have to choose."
Wanda Maximoff (Age of Ultron)
V
"To be or not to be—this is not the question. It is the answer."
Vision (Age of Ultron)
V
"I am not alive as you are alive, yet I am aware that I am."
Vision (Age of Ultron)
V
"In the end, we are all seeking meaning."
Vision (Age of Ultron)
B
"Knowledge of ourselves is the hardest kind to gain."
Black Widow (Age of Ultron)