Philosophy Quotes

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

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"I am simultaneously nothing and everything."
Patrick Bateman
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"Society rewards the ruthless and punishes the kind."
Patrick Bateman
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"The world is populated by NPCs, not real people."
Patrick Bateman
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"The world exists for my consumption and amusement."
Patrick Bateman
P
"I am neither good nor evil. I am beyond such categories."
Patrick Bateman
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"A man without principles is lost."
Clemenza
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"A man of principle stands firm in his convictions."
Clemenza
C
"Never compromise your principles for anything."
Clemenza
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"A man without principles is no man at all."
Peter Clemenza
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"A man must know who he truly is before he can change the world."
Zorro
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"A secret identity is the greatest mask of all."
Zorro
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"Philosophy teaches us how to live; wisdom teaches us why."
Antonia Banderas
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"Philosophy without action is merely empty words."
Antonia Banderas
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"Every man has his breaking point; find it, and you own him."
Vito Andolini
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"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, including ourselves."
Vito Andolini
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"There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me."
Patrick Bateman
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"I am hollow inside, filled only with ambition."
Patrick Bateman
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"The surface is all that truly exists."
Patrick Bateman
P
"Meaning is irrelevant; only perception matters."
Patrick Bateman
P
"Everything is temporary except desire."
Patrick Bateman
P
"I am both more and less than human."
Patrick Bateman
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"I am what happens when ambition exceeds conscience."
Patrick Bateman
K
"What kind of world are we living in?"
Kay Adams-Corleone
K
"I'm trying to hold onto my humanity in this world."
Kay Adams-Corleone
K
"Philosophy without practice is just empty words."
Kay Adams-Corleone
K
"I'm trying to hold onto what makes me human."
Kay Adams-Corleone
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"A man's got to have principles."
Vincent Vega
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"I don't believe in fate, but I believe in consequences."
Vincent Vega
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"I don't have all the answers, but I keep asking the questions."
Vincent Vega
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"I'm thinking about meaning, you know? What it all means."
Vincent Vega