#unreason

It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#education #england #may #neglect #portion

Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable. ↗

— Henri Bergson

#creature #endowed #existence #homo #homo sapiens

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#future #grapple #human #human race #improve

We're understanding what Obama is. He is the great teacher. He is this guy that stands above everybody. There's some condescension in it, but he stands above everybody and says, 'Now, listen. You people have to stop blaming each other unreasonably. You have to get along here and I am going to show you the way.' It is a pretty brave role in many ways. ↗

— Evan Thomas

#along #am #blaming #brave #each

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#amendment #authorizing #concern #core #framers

I am tough. Sometimes I'm unreasonable. I have to catch myself every once in a while. ↗

— George Steinbrenner

#catch #every #i #i am #myself

The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the benefits are hard to measure; and either legislators or regulators have failed to do their homework. ↗

— John Sununu

#compliance #constant #constant need #cost #either

People hate as they love, unreasonably. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#love #people #unreasonably

I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism. ↗

— Peter Hook

#around #based #bear #business #escape

Is it unreasonable to have proof of citizenship when entering another country? ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#citizenship #country #entering #proof #unreasonable