Quotes with reason

Quotes 601 till 620 of 659.

  • Ovid What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.
    Ovid
    Roman poet (43 - 17)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson What is the imagination? Only an arm or weapon of the interior energy; only the precursor of the reason.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Pedro Calderón de la Barca What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?
    Pedro Calderón de la Barca
    Spanish playwright (1600 - 1681)
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  • Bill Nye What makes the United States great, the reason people wanted to live in the United States, move here still, is because of our ability to innovate.
    Bill Nye
    American science communicator, television presenter (1955 - )
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  • Baruch Spinoza Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd.
    Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
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  • Hitopadesa When a husband is embraced without affection, there must be some reason for it.
    Hitopadesa
    Indian text in Sanskrit
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  • Edgar W. Howe When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.
    Edgar W. Howe
    American journalist and writer (1853 - 1937)
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  • Thomas Scott When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone.
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  • Assata Shakur When Black people seriously organize and take up arms to fight for our liberation, there will be a lot of white people who will drop dead from no other reason than their own guilt and fear.
    Assata: An Autobiography (1987) 80
    Assata Shakur
    American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) (1947 - )
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  • Abraham Lincoln When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Ben Shapiro When I was a kid, I'd wake up extraordinarily early every morning and turn on the television, scanning for episodes of 'The Jetsons.' For some reason, I loved the notion of a future where there would be flying cars, supercomputers, and most of all, robot maids to take care of the chores.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Brenda Song When I was first approached for 'Pass the Plate,' I was thrilled because I love to cook. And I love to cook healthy. The reason I started cooking was because I would go to restaurants and have just amazing food but feel so heavy and gross. I would go home and try to cook the same thing, but a healthy version.
    Brenda Song
    American actress (1988 - )
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  • Abraham Lincoln When I'm getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds thinking about him and what he is going to say.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Les Brown When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. Let your reason get you back up.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • Brian Austin Green When somebody gives up their friends and everything they do just to be with a person, they wake up miserable one day. They're denying themselves for no real reason other than they think that's the thing to do.
    Brian Austin Green
    American actor, rapper and producer (1973 - )
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  • Anthony Holden When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse me, could I ask you? Have you taken an oath of allegiance to the Monarch?'.
    Anthony Holden
    English writer, broadcaster and critic
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  • Barbara W. Tuchman When truth and reason cannot be heard, then must presumption rule.
    A Distant Mirror Admiral Jean de Vienne, quoted on p. 559
    Barbara W. Tuchman
    American historian (1912 - 1989)
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  • William Shakespeare When valor preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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W. Bruce Cameron When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.
    W. Bruce Cameron
    American writer and columnist (1960 - )
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  • Jane Austen Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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