Philosophy Quotes

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

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"A person's true worth is measured by their heart."
Wendy Torrance
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"I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze."
Forrest Gump
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"That seems to be what life is all about."
Forrest Gump
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"I have seen many things in this world. Very few are worth dying for."
Vito Corleone
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"Sometimes I wonder if the monsters are real or if they live inside us."
Danny Torrance
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"The wallpaper patterns repeat forever, just like the hotel's hunger."
Danny Torrance
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"Some places are haunted by things that never lived."
Danny Torrance
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"Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination."
Jenny Curran
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"You can't write your future if you're stuck in your past."
Jenny Curran
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"Sometimes the most important journey is internal."
Jenny Curran
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"You can't control others, only yourself."
Jenny Curran
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"A man's pride is often his greatest enemy."
Jack Torrance
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"Sometimes kindness is a weakness you cannot afford."
Jack Torrance
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"The hotel is a reflection of the human soul laid bare."
Jack Torrance
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"I understand now that control is the ultimate freedom."
Jack Torrance
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"I've seen things that change how you view the world forever."
Ellen Ripley
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"I've faced monsters, both literal and figurative. The ones inside are harder to defeat."
Ellen Ripley
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"I've learned that hope can be both your strength and your weakness."
Ellen Ripley
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"I've seen the best and worst of humanity in the same day."
Ellen Ripley
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"I've seen what happens when people stop caring. It's terrifying."
Ellen Ripley
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"I've seen what happens when fear takes over. It destroys people."
Ellen Ripley
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"I got to wondering where I was."
Forrest Gump
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"Life is about the journey, not the destination."
Forrest Gump
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"The consequences of his actions could be disastrous."
Doc Brown
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"Every action has a reaction; every choice has consequences."
Doc Brown
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"Philosophy teaches us how to think, not what to think."
Doc Brown
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"Some places are alive in ways we don't understand."
Danny Torrance
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"The past isn't really the past if it lives inside you."
Danny Torrance
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"Some places aren't haunted by ghosts, but by what people want."
Danny Torrance
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"Some places leave marks on your soul."
Danny Torrance