Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Darkness and light are not opposites; they are partners."
Fox Mulder
F
"Philosophy without action is merely conversation."
Fox Mulder
G
"I've seen things that defy explanation, yet I keep searching for reason."
Gillian Anderson
G
"The line between believer and skeptic is thinner than we think."
Gillian Anderson
G
"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."
Gillian Anderson
D
"I've built my life on reason, but I've learned reason has limits."
Dana Scully
D
"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."
Dana Scully
C
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions to avoid the answers."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"The greatest trick was convincing people they had free will."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"In the end, we are all just cigarettes in the cosmic ashtray."
Cigarette Smoking Man
D
"The greatest conspiracy is the one we don't see coming."
David Duchovny
D
"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions of ourselves."
David Duchovny
D
"Philosophy without practice is just empty words."
David Duchovny
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"The choices we make today shape the lives we'll live tomorrow."
Lorraine McFly
L
"I believe that every experience, good or bad, shapes who we become."
Lorraine McFly
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"A man without integrity is nothing but a shell."
Walter Skinner
D
"The world is more complex than it appears."
Dana Scully
D
"Not everything can be explained by science."
Dana Scully
D
"I've learned that people are more complex than they appear."
Dana Scully
D
"I believe in the power of rational thought."
Dana Scully
F
"Sometimes the only sane response to an insane world is insanity."
Fox Mulder
F
"Reality is what we make of it."
Fox Mulder
F
"There are more things in heaven and earth than in your philosophy."
Fox Mulder
F
"The greatest mysteries are within ourselves."
Fox Mulder
F
"In uncertainty, I find clarity."
Fox Mulder
F
"Some mysteries are meant to remain unsolved."
Fox Mulder
G
"The most profound truths are often the simplest."
Gillian Anderson
G
"Philosophy is questioning everything, even the questions."
Gillian Anderson
D
"The universe is more complex than we ever imagined."
Dr. Emmett Brown
D
"The paradox of temporal mechanics is that it can unmake what was."
Dr. Emmett Brown