Philosophy Quotes

"Philosophy and music address the same fundamental questions about existence."

"Well, I'm Japanese. I don't believe in the concept of treason."

"I always found that the problem was in the middle class. They kept wanting to do things the right way."

"I'm very interested in the human condition."

"Walking in New York, you see the strange mixture of cultures and ideas."

"I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it comes."

"What we are looking for is what is looking."

"We are all connected in ways we don't understand."

"I am fascinated by the gap between what is said and what is meant."

"I think we are all searching for meaning."

"We are all connected; separation is an illusion."

"The smallest unit contains the largest universe."

"Philosophy begins where certainty ends."

"Philosophy teaches us to question everything."

"Philosophy asks the questions we're afraid to ask."

"The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all."

"One must not confuse silence with sound."

"One should observe the world without judgment."

"There is no such thing as a single perspective; there are infinite viewpoints."

"We create meaning through our attention and intention."

"The cause of poverty is not in our institutions but in ourselves."

"The real problem in existence is not material scarcity but human limitation in utilizing what is available."

"The real issue is whether a dollar should be preserved or used now to benefit a poor man."

"The poor should be made comfortable, never rich."

"The measure of a man is not in his possessions but in his principles."

"The man of the future must be cosmopolitan in his views."

"Our ears are portals to understanding the interconnectedness of all things."

"Our culture needs more practitioners of deep listening and contemplation."

"Philosophy deepens through dialogue and the practice of careful listening."

"I'm interested in the space between things."