#rationality

"Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one."

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

"I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives."

"Faith is stronger than so-called reason."

"With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing."

"Those who make conversations impossible, make escalation inevitable."

"The joy from eating does not come from the exclusivity of the food, but instead from the sensitivity that we eat it with."

"One of chief pieces of advice I give to aspiring rationalists is "Don't try to be clever."And, "Listen to those quiet, nagging doubts."If you don't know, you don't know what you don't know, you don't know how much you don't know, and you don't know how much you needed to know."

"The problem with today’s world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinion AND have others listen to it. The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!"

"Reality is, you know, the tip of an iceberg of irrationality that we've managed to drag ourselves up onto for a few panting moments before we slip back into the sea of the unreal."

"And thus, the actions of life often not allowing any delay, it is a truth very certain that, when it is not in our power to determine the most true opinions we ought to follow the most probable."

"On your quest to spirituality it is often required to suspend your rationality; but true spirituality asks that you enhance your rationality."

"Animals do it largely for the REPRODUCTION, but so-called Social Animals (People) do it regularly thinking that it will give them SATISFACTION."

"One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too."