Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Modern man is estranged from the universe."Saul Bellow
"Human nature doesn't change, only circumstances do."Saul Bellow
"The human race is a remarkable collection of contradictions."Saul Bellow
"The purpose of being alive is not to become a better person."Saul Bellow
"The greatest tragedy is that we learn nothing from our past."Joseph Heller
"Philosophy asks the questions we're afraid to answer."Joseph Heller
"You must believe in free will; there is no choice."Philip Roth
"The contradiction is only a conflict if you believe it to be."Philip Roth
"We live in an age of excess and deficiency."Philip Roth
"Consciousness is what makes us human and what torments us."Philip Roth
"Every person contains multitudes within themselves."Philip Roth
"Identity is something we construct, not something we are born with."Philip Roth
"The modern mind is in complete disarray."Norman Mailer
"If the world is in chaos, it is because man lives in chaos."Norman Mailer
"The snob is the person who believes that there is a proper place for everything and that it must always remain there."Norman Mailer
"A man's life is determined by the fact that he thinks - that he is aware."Norman Mailer
"The mind is the great battlefield of the soul."Norman Mailer
"The conservative in me wants tradition and order."Norman Mailer
"I think that's the whole trouble with the world."J.D. Salinger
"Language is a virus from outer space."William S. Burroughs
"The end of the alphabet is the end of language."William S. Burroughs
"Consciousness is a disease."William S. Burroughs
"Apocalypse is not an event to come, but a permanent condition."William S. Burroughs
"The past is a burden, the future is a dream."William S. Burroughs
"The mind is shapely, action is slow to follow thought"Allen Ginsberg
"To gain the world and lose the soul is hell"Allen Ginsberg
"Everybody's searching for meaning"Allen Ginsberg
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; man got to sit and wonder why, why, why."Kurt Vonnegut
"The universe is an awful big place, but maybe life is common."Kurt Vonnegut
"The Dharma is the truth of the way things are."Jack Kerouac