Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?"Jack Kerouac
"It's always the same struggle within the souls of men that is the drama."Jack Kerouac
"I was a Dharma Bum."Jack Kerouac
"Destiny is what we make it, or what we fail to make it."Joseph Heller
"Every person is a universe unto themselves."Joseph Heller
"Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise."William S. Burroughs
"Consciousness is a disease."William S. Burroughs
"Morality is the most dangerous word in any language."William S. Burroughs
"Nothing is true; everything is permitted."William S. Burroughs
"Chaos is a real force of nature."William S. Burroughs
"Existentialism is the only philosophy which takes seriously the fact that man exists and is free."Norman Mailer
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions, not finding easy answers."Norman Mailer
"I don't exactly know what I mean by that, but I mean it."J.D. Salinger
"You cannot live in the world with such an approach."J.D. Salinger
"Everybody's got all these vices."J.D. Salinger
"What if someone died before they were born"Allen Ginsberg
"There's no way to measure the private anguish of the soul"Allen Ginsberg
"The first noble truth is that suffering exists"Allen Ginsberg
"Language is a virus from outer space."William S. Burroughs
"Consciousness is a disease that leads to suffering."William S. Burroughs
"The real revolution is in the mind."William S. Burroughs
"The human condition is fundamentally absurd."William S. Burroughs
"The power of the word is absolute."William S. Burroughs
"A man's character is his destiny."William S. Burroughs
"The pure products of America go crazy."William Carlos Williams
"A man is not just what he eats but what he thinks about."William Carlos Williams
"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."William Carlos Williams
"Pay attention to the moment and it will teach you everything you need to know."Jack Kerouac
"I've been searching and searching but I haven't found myself."Jack Kerouac
"Being human is like being a lampshade"e.e. cummings