Philosophy Quotes

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

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"The human condition is basically just waiting for something better."
Frankie Boyle
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"Religion is the easiest target. Religion is the low-hanging fruit."
Ricky Gervais
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"You're not special because of your beliefs; you're special because you exist."
Ricky Gervais
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"Philosophy teaches critical thinking."
Ricky Gervais
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"Philosophy isn't about having all the answers; it's about asking better questions."
Lee Evans
"The unexamined life is not worth living"
Miranda Hart
"Philosophy is the love of wisdom"
Miranda Hart
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"Philosophy is just trying to make sense of it all."
Peter Kay
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"Philosophy asks the questions we're afraid to ask."
Peter Kay
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"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."
Hugh Laurie
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"The desire to transcend ordinary experience is fundamentally human and shouldn't be pathologized."
Russell Brand
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"Consciousness is the most subversive act in a system built on unconsciousness."
Russell Brand
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"We are living through a spiritual emergency disguised as politics."
Russell Brand
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"We must learn to think mythologically about our lives."
Russell Brand
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"We inherit systems but we can choose different principles."
Russell Brand
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"The self is a story we tell, not a fixed entity."
Russell Brand
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"We need new myths for a new era."
Russell Brand
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"We are stories pretending to be bodies."
Russell Brand
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"We are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively."
Russell Brand
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"I think religion is like a spot on a trousers - it doesn't matter how hard you rub it, it won't come off."
Ricky Gervais
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"Bad things happen to good people because the universe doesn't care about morality."
Ricky Gervais
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"You know what the difference between optimism and delusion is? Success."
Frankie Boyle
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"The greatest trick the mind ever played was convincing you that you had free will."
Frankie Boyle
"Philosophy worth living makes you laugh at yourself regularly."
Miranda Hart
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"Philosophy asks the questions science cannot answer."
Lee Evans
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"Big questions matter more than easy answers."
Lee Evans
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"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions, not having all the answers."
Rowan Atkinson
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"Philosophy is just organized confusion."
Russell Brand
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"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."
Russell Brand
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"Philosophy teaches us to question everything, including itself."
Peter Kay