Philosophy Quotes

"The goal of evolution may well be to teach us how to love."

"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions."

"The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be."

"Why is it that we are often ashamed of ourselves, when we've committed no wrong?"

"At the root of the matter is a value question: you either value human life or you do not."

"I am the people—the mob—the crowd—the mass."

"America is a nation of people with the lives of nations in them."

"Philosophy begins with wonder."

"I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world comes from ideologies."

"Philosophy begins with questions."

"A civilized society is built on trust, not law."

"The real problem of civilization is psychological, not mechanical."

"To be human is to be caught between contradictions."

"It's hard to make sense of it all together. But that may be the point."

"Philosophy teaches us to question our assumptions and examine how we live."

"The difference between neurosis and religion is that neurosis is private whereas religion is shared with others."

"I seek to understand the invisible force that moves men and women."

"Philosophy is the art of asking the right questions."

"Perhaps everyone enjoys hearing admitted in words what he has always felt, though perhaps not consciously, when he thought of the evil in men."

"Identity is such a turmoil—that one tries to ask: Am I?"

"A man must make his own truth."

"Take for instance the whole business of identity. We constructed identities that made us think we were separate from nature."

"The ability to reflect is what makes us human."

"The tragedy of human existence is not suffering, but meaninglessness."

"The self is not fixed but constantly recreated through choice and circumstance."

"The human capacity for adaptation can become acceptance of the unacceptable."

"The body's memory is its own kind of poetry."

"Philosophy helps us understand the meaning of our existence."

"Philosophy teaches us how to live with purpose."

"American identity is a constant negotiation between the self we claim and the self society imposes."