#phil

Man is a phase of nature, and only as he is related to nature does he matter, does he have any account whatever above the dust. ↗

— Frank Lloyd Wright

#man #nature #philosophy #life

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic. ↗

— Hu Shih

#already #ancient #another #china #early

Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things. ↗

— Joel Silver

#ask #conferences #good #i #like

I'm very passionate about philosophy and religion. ↗

— Helen Slater

#i #passionate #philosophy #religion #very

That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to live a good life? Those are questions which we face as individuals. ↗

— Peter Singer

#ethics #face #family #good #good life

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings? ↗

— Diogenes of Sinope

#feelings #hurt #philosopher #use #who

The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#create #end #era #new #new philosophy

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#battle #cases #difficulties #fought #honor

Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was. ↗

— Ed Smith

#black #booker #business #business owners #entrepreneurship

My first recording, a guy came down to Philadelphia and heard me play and he introduced me to Alfred Lion. ↗

— Jimmy Smith

#came #down #first #guy #heard