Philosophy Quotes

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

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"The smallest actions can have the biggest consequences."
Doc Brown
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"I measure my life by the questions I've answered, not the answers I've found."
Doc Brown
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"The pursuit of truth is the noblest endeavor."
Doc Brown
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"The weak deserve what happens to them."
Scarlett O'Hara
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"The strong survive; the weak perish."
Scarlett O'Hara
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"She just goes a little mad sometimes, we all do."
Norman Bates
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"Perhaps we're all just acting parts written long ago."
Norman Bates
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"There's no such thing as complete innocence."
Norman Bates
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"The mind is both prison and sanctuary."
Norman Bates
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"The line between sanity and madness is thinner than you think."
Norman Bates
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"The world doesn't care about your feelings; it only cares about your actions."
Rhett Butler
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"A man's legacy is what he leaves behind."
Rhett Butler
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"We all need something we don't have."
Dorothy Gale
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"Philosophy begins when we ask why we exist."
E.T.
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"Philosophy is the journey to self-knowing."
E.T.
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"Some choices echo through eternity."
Ilsa Lund
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"I have learned that fate often has the final word."
Ilsa Lund
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"I'm thinking about life differently now."
Marty McFly
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"We're scientists, Marty. We don't concern ourselves with politics."
Doc Brown
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"The consequences of our actions ripple through time."
Doc Brown
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"We are part of something greater."
Doc Brown
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"I think perhaps we're all rather mad."
Norman Bates
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"The South will rise again, though I wonder if it's worth the effort."
Rhett Butler
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"I've learned that desire is the root of all human action."
Rhett Butler
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"I find that most people are far too concerned with virtue and not enough with victory."
Scarlett O'Hara
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"The world needs fewer martyrs and more fighters."
Scarlett O'Hara
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"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."
E.T.
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"The past is a mirror reflecting our future."
Indiana Jones
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"Philosophy questions what others accept."
Indiana Jones
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"The greatest journey is the one inward."
Ilsa Lund