Philosophy Quotes

"We are only seeking man. We have no interest in conquering other worlds or in coming into contact with other civilizations. We want to find man, and to understand him, but we don't know how."

"The presence of the alien only emphasizes how utterly alone we are."

"The ocean thinks in ways that reduce our greatest thoughts to whispers."

"To be alive is to be perpetually homesick for a place that never existed."

"Reality is frequently inaccurate"

"I am depressed. That is to say, I am not immediately happy, but I will be happy in my way"

"You can't have a funeral for something that won't die"

"The harshest landscape reveals the deepest truths"

"Understanding begins where judgment ends"

"Religion often ends where politics begins."

"The universe is not only queerer than we imagine, it is queerer than we can imagine."

"The boundaries of our existence are constantly dissolving."

"I am, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and fail-safe. I am all by myself right now, but I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do."

"We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the rules of life to its limits."

"We are looking for an ideal society, but all we find are people."

"The laws of physics are the canvas God laid down on which to paint his masterpiece."

"Reality is frequently inaccurate."

"We carry our worlds within us wherever we go."

"The enemy was never outside. It was within."

"What is the difference between a killer and a commander?"

"I'm a robot, but I don't care"

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear"

"Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense."

"Men and women all through the universe are united by the common drive to understand their place in it."

"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do."

"He had followed the Ekumen thus far, at least; he had acted as a civilized man should"

"The difference between us is the same as the difference between true and false"

"Shifgrethor is the only law we have"

"Gender is not destiny among the Gethenians"

"We are all strangers to ourselves"