Philosophy Quotes

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

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"The past is prologue, but it doesn't have to define your future."
Vernita Green
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"My past is my teacher, not my master."
Vernita Green
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"I choose to see my past as a stepping stone, not a stumbling block."
Vernita Green
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"The past cannot be changed, but it can be mastered."
O-Ren Ishii
O
"I respect tradition, but I do not bow to it."
O-Ren Ishii
T
"To truly live, one must first understand death."
The Bride
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"To understand an enemy, one must become the enemy."
The Bride
T
"Every philosophy has a warrior's heart."
The Bride
V
"A man can change what he does, but he can't change what he wants."
Vincent Vega
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"A man's got to have a code."
Vincent Vega
V
"You ever think about what happens after?"
Vincent Vega
V
"A man's character is what he does when nobody's watching."
Vincent Vega
V
"The thing about being human is we're always searching for meaning."
Vincent Vega
V
"You ever think about the butterfly effect of your choices?"
Vincent Vega
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"A weapon without purpose is merely decoration."
Hanzo
H
"The past teaches, but does not define the future."
Hanzo
V
"Philosophy teaches us how to live properly."
Vito Andolini
V
"Philosophy teaches that we must question everything."
Vito Andolini
O
"Philosophy is the luxury of the comfortable."
O-Ren Ishii
O
"I have transcended ordinary morality."
O-Ren Ishii
O
"I am the embodiment of my own philosophy."
O-Ren Ishii
T
"The price of a bullet is, what, a nickel? But the price of a human life, that's priceless"
The Bride
T
"The past is gone, but it shapes the future"
The Bride
B
"I'm not a man of science, but I am a man of principle."
Bill
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"Philosophy is for people with time on their hands."
Marsellus Wallace
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"Philosophy doesn't pay the bills."
Marsellus Wallace
B
"A man's gotta have a code, you know?"
Butch Coolidge
B
"I've seen the worst in people."
Butch Coolidge
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"To understand the sword, one must understand oneself."
Hanzo
H
"To know yourself is to master yourself."
Hanzo