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Rations Quotes

Rationalism is the idea that we can ever understand anything about the state of being. It's a deathtrip. It always has been. . . . And if rationalism is a deathtrip, then irrationalism might very well be a lifetrip . . . at least until it proves otherwise. Stephen King
Rationality is man's basic virtue, the source of all his other virtues. Man's basic vice, the source of all evils, is the act of unfocussing his mind, the suspension of his conciousness, which is not blindness, but the refusal to see, not ignorance, but the refusal to know. Irrationality is the rejection of man's means of survival and therefore, a commitment to a course of blind destruction; that is anti-mind, anti-life. Ayn Rand
Terry Prachett quote: "...rational thoughts made out of insane components."
...rational thoughts made out of insane components. Terry Prachett
Ayn Rand quote: "Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of..."
Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions. Ayn Rand
Karen Horney quote: "Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning."
Rationalization may be defined as self-deception by reasoning. Karen Horney
Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it. Ayn Rand
Noam Chomsky quote: "(...) rationality is a very narrowly restricted skill."
(...) rationality is a very narrowly restricted skill. Noam Chomsky
Arthur Erickson quote: "Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis..."
Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. Arthur Erickson
Albert Ellis quote: "Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in..."
Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. Albert Ellis
W. Edwards Deming quote: "Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires..."
Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action. W. Edwards Deming
Scott Hamilton quote: "Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes."
Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes. Scott Hamilton
Rationalism, which is the feeling that everything is subject to and completely explicable by Reason, consequently rejects everything not visible and calculable. Francis Parker Yockey
Rations were scarcely issued, and the men about preparing supper, when rumors that the enemy had been encountered that day near Gettysburg absorbed every other interest, and very soon orders came to march forthwith to Gettysburg. Joshua Chamberlain
Huston Smith quote: "Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark..."
Rationalism and Newtonian science has lured us into dark woods, but a new metaphysics can rescue us. Huston Smith
Happiness is possible only to a rational man, the man who desires nothing but rational goals, seeks nothing but rational values and finds his joy in nothing but rational actions. Ayn Rand

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