Philosophy Quotes

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

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"Philosophy teaches us how to live, not how to exist."
James Stewart
"Philosophy is the search for meaning in the chaos."
James Stewart
"Comfortably numb is the modern condition of the human spirit"
Pink Floyd
"We are stardust that learned to wonder about itself"
Pink Floyd
B
"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom."
Bing Crosby
B
"Philosophy questions everything."
Bing Crosby
J
"There's right and there's wrong, and in this life, you gotta choose."
John Wayne
J
"In the end, only your integrity matters."
John Wayne
M
"The tragedy of America is that we do not know why we are living."
Marlon Brando
M
"I've spent my life trying to understand what it means to be human."
Marlon Brando
"The physical world is merely a reflection of consciousness"
Led Zeppelin
G
"I never consider the possessions I have as being mine; they are just things around me."
Gene Kelly
G
"I never trust people as much as I trust things."
Gene Kelly
G
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas and still function."
Gene Kelly
"An unexamined life is not worth living."
James Stewart
F
"I try to find meaning in everything I do."
Fred Astaire
B
"Philosophy teaches us how to live, not just how to think."
Bing Crosby
B
"Philosophy is the pursuit of truth through questioning."
Bing Crosby
J
"I'd like to know who decided that we should all be equal."
John Wayne
J
"A man should have a code he lives by."
John Wayne
J
"Philosophy is just common sense applied to life."
John Wayne
M
"I'm not interested in pleasing critics; I'm interested in pleasing the human spirit."
Marlon Brando
M
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."
Marlon Brando
"A man is defined by his choices, not his circumstances."
James Stewart
"The measure of a man is not his success, but his character."
James Stewart
"I believe that every person has inherent worth and dignity."
James Stewart
"I've often thought that God must spend all his time keeping the peace between scientists and clergymen."
Bette Davis
"Every human being has, like the snail, an outward shell, yet is, like the snail, vulnerable."
Bette Davis
"Human nature is full of interesting contradictions."
Bette Davis
"The feelings of my smallness and of my greatness - not all the analyzing in all the consulting rooms in the world could ever make me feel better about things."
Bette Davis