thought Quotes

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.

The dangers of not thinking clearly are much greater now than ever before. It's not that there's something new in our way of thinking - it's that credulous and confused thinking can be much more lethal in ways it was never before.

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.

Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one.

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.

Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.

Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so.

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist.

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.