#philosophy

The great philosophers and the great works are standards for the selection of what is essential. Everything that we do in studying the history of philosophy ultimately serves their better understanding. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#essential #everything #great #history #philosophers

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greek and Roman leave to us. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#consider #containing #doctrines #everything #genuine

During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms. ↗

— Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

#during #endeavoured #evolution #evolutionary #half

I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

#commitment #consensus #constant #general #i

My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt. ↗

— Chaka Khan

#contempt #familiarity #familiarity breeds #philosophy

I believe in Supreme Being, a Creator, whoever he may be, it's of no importance to me, who put us here on earth to do our duty as citizens and fathers; but I don't need to go to church and kiss silver platters and dig into my pocket to fatten up a lot of humbugs who eat better than you or I do! Because he can be worshiped just as well in a wood, a field, or even just gazing at the ethereal vault, like the ancients. ↗

— Gustave Flaubert

#religion #satire #religion

If I can't find a project that I'm really interested in, I'll just go back to college where I've been studying art history and French. I'm also going to study English and philosophy - the whole curriculum! ↗

— Emmy Rossum

#art #art history #back #been #college

The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence. ↗

— Joseph Rotblat

#deterrence #nuclear #philosophy #present

I never went to a John Wayne movie to find a philosophy to live by or to absorb a profound message. I went for the simple pleasure of spending a couple of hours seeing the bad guys lose. ↗

— Mike Royko

#bad #bad guys #couple #find #guys

Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what he really believes. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#believes #drops #every #governing #his