Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"You require the dark side of human nature."Hannibal Lecter
"I've often reflected on the nature of ambition."Hannibal Lecter
"Tedium is the price of security."Hannibal Lecter
"The human condition is endlessly fascinating."Hannibal Lecter
"A person is smart. People are dumb."Vito Corleone
"The study of philosophy teaches us how to live."Vito Corleone
"What's the difference between you and me?"Travis Bickle
"I'm thinking all the time."Travis Bickle
"What's the difference? There is no difference."Sonny Corleone
"You live in your world, I live in mine."Sonny Corleone
"Life is like a wheel."Sonny Corleone
"That's the way of the world."Sonny Corleone
"The philosophy of life is simple - you win or you lose."Tony Montana
"Science reveals the mechanisms of the world; philosophy reveals its meaning."Tom Hagen
"Who are you really? What do you want?"The Narrator
"Reject the basic assumption of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions."The Narrator
"Everything you know is wrong. The answer is never the answer."The Narrator
"The person is smart. The people are dumb."Vito Corleone
"Philosophy without action is merely talk."Vito Corleone
"Philosophy is the conversation between a man and his conscience."Vito Corleone
"I've learned that humanity's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness."Ellen Ripley
"Philosophy matters when you're deciding who you are."Ellen Ripley
"Philosophy is just thinking about hard things."Sonny Corleone
"I don't like violence, Tom. I'm a businessman."Michael Corleone
"My father is no different than any powerful man."Michael Corleone
"Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely."Michael Corleone
"Violence is a tool, not a solution."Michael Corleone
"I'm God's lonely man."Travis Bickle
"A person is smart. People are dumb."Travis Bickle
"I know that I'm a person, but I don't know what kind of person I want to be."Travis Bickle