Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"I think the meaning of life is the connections we make."Garry Shandling
"Philosophy helps us understand ourselves and our place in the universe."Cedric the Entertainer
"I think we're all just trying to figure out who we are and whether that person is good enough"Ray Romano
"The most honest thing about human nature is that we all want to be understood"Ray Romano
"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell"Tony Hancock
"Most of life is just negotiating between what you want and what's practical."Paul Reiser
"Philosophy is just organized wondering."Paul Reiser
"I've seen good things and bad things, but I choose to focus on the good."Bernie Mac
"I've always been interested in philosophy because it asks the big questions."Bernie Mac
"Philosophy helps you understand the world and your place in it."Bernie Mac
"Philosophy teaches you how to think, not what to think."Cedric the Entertainer
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."Frankie Howerd
"Philosophy is the art of being confused at a higher level."Tony Hancock
"Philosophy is just asking the right questions."Redd Foxx
"Philosophy teaches us to question everything."Redd Foxx
"Philosophy is wondering about the nature of things."Spike Milligan
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."Spike Milligan
"The unexamined life is not worth living."Spike Milligan
"Philosophy is just trying to understand life better."Bernie Mac
"Philosophy teaches us to question everything."Peter Sellers
"We live not in the world as it is, but in the world as we perceive it"Tony Hancock
"What we resist persists; what we accept transforms"Tony Hancock
"The philosophy of life should be: when in doubt, add more gestures."Frankie Howerd
"Philosophy is just trying to make sense of what don't make no sense."Redd Foxx
"I've realized that what matters most isn't what you accomplish, it's who you become in the process."Ray Romano
"I think people generally want to be good; they just sometimes don't know how to be."Ray Romano
"I've noticed that people are much more similar than they are different."Ray Romano
"I'm interested in the power of memory, and how we construct our identities."Terry Gilliam
"We are all prisoners of our own perception."Terry Gilliam
"We live in a world of illusions; the question is whether we're aware of them."Terry Gilliam