Philosophy Quotes

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

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"The test of an idealist is that he takes the positive command seriously."
Harvey Firestone
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"The only true test of civilization is the kind of man the country turns out."
Harvey Firestone
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"What we think, we become."
Harvey Firestone
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"Our thoughts form our character."
Harvey Firestone
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"The mind is the master architect of our destiny."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether men do."
Owen D. Young
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"Philosophy seeks truth through reason."
Owen D. Young
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"What we think, we become; what we feel, we attract."
Marshall Field
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"Philosophy teaches us to question; wisdom teaches us when to stop questioning and to act."
Marshall Field
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"The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our results."
Marshall Field
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"Philosophy asks the questions; courage provides the answers."
Marshall Field
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"The strongest minds are those that question everything."
Walter Chrysler
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"The questions we fail to ask limit the answers we never discover."
Harvey Firestone
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"The philosophy that guides our actions reveals our true beliefs."
Harvey Firestone
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"Trade is the great civilizer. We exchange ideas when we exchange goods."
James Cash Penney
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"Great prosperity has always been followed by great catastrophe."
James Cash Penney
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"The greatest battles are fought in the human heart."
James Cash Penney
"Free competition has proven itself a marvelous sieve."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"I have always been convinced that the truest test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"We inherit the world not from our ancestors, but from our children."
Owen D. Young
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"Understanding precedes agreement, and agreement precedes lasting cooperation."
Owen D. Young
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"In the marketplace of ideas, the best ones rise like cream to the surface."
Frank Woolworth
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"To understand human nature is to hold the key to commerce."
Frank Woolworth
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"A successful business is merely the physical manifestation of a successful philosophy."
Frank Woolworth
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"The purpose of an organization is not to make profit, but to create value for all stakeholders."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"A business without a clear purpose is like a ship without a rudder."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"An organization without clear goals is like a compass without a needle."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"A business that serves only its shareholders serves no one well in the long run."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"The philosophy of service should be written in the heart of every merchant and manufacturer."
James Cash Penney
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"Philosophy teaches us how to live."
George Eastman