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