Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Philosophy helps us question what we think we know."Barbara Walters
"Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences."Edward R. Murrow
"We must all become journalists of the soul."Edward R. Murrow
"A man who questions everything is in danger of becoming a philosopher."Edward R. Murrow
"The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less about himself than ever, but that he cares less."Edward R. Murrow
"Philosophy asks the questions that science works to answer."Dan Rather
"The mark of a civilization is found in its willingness to examine itself."Walter Cronkite
"A nation's character is revealed in its smallest decisions as much as its largest."Walter Cronkite
"We are all, at our core, searching for meaning in an indifferent universe."Walter Cronkite
"To understand corruption, you must first understand human nature."Carl Bernstein
"Through my reporting, I have come to understand that conflict is rarely simple or black and white."Christiane Amanpour
"Move swift as a wind. Keep calm as a forest. Attack like a fire. Be still as a mountain."Qi Jiguang
"The warrior's path is walked alone, yet never in solitude."Qi Jiguang
"The mind is the greatest battleground."Qi Jiguang
"We are living in a time of moral disarray."Edward R. Murrow
"We owe our conscience to no one but ourselves."Edward R. Murrow
"We reap what we sow, both good and evil."Edward R. Murrow
"We are slaves to what we refuse to think about."Edward R. Murrow
"We are defined by our choices, not our circumstances."Edward R. Murrow
"The ocean connects all lands; so too should wisdom connect all minds."Zheng He
"A questioning mind is a healthy mind."Walter Cronkite
"In understanding others, we understand ourselves."Walter Cronkite
"The cycle of seasons teaches us the cycle of life and death."Qi Jiguang
"The pursuit of perfection often leads to the loss of what is good."Qi Jiguang
"In silence, the wisest words are often found."Yi Sun-sin
"Philosophical thought without action is philosophy wasted."Yi Sun-sin
"A wise man learns from history; a foolish man repeats it."Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
"In the pursuit of power, lose not the pursuit of principle."Qutb-ud-Din Aibak
"Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices."Edward R. Murrow
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."Baibar