Reason Quotes

Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.

Warner Bros offered me the next Batman, and the only reason that I didn't do it was because of The Saint.

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.

Nobody does anything for one reason.

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave.

Our civilization is still in a middle stage, scarcely beast, in that it is no longer wholly guided by instinct; scarcely human, in that it is not yet wholly guided by reason.

Folks, you're the reason that the automobile industry is back. Whether it was the wage freezes, the plant closures, folks, you sacrificed to keep your companies open. Because of your productivity, the combined auto companies have committed to invest another $23 billion in expansion in America.

I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke.

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.

We need a reason to speak but none to keep silent.

The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor.

The Question to be considered is, Whether the Government have reason by a Law, to prohibit the taking more than 4 l. per cent Interest for Money lent, or to leave the Borrower and Lender to make their own Bargains.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for this reason that most truths are nothing but prejudices.

Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment.

Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings; it would immediately transform me into a stupid slave, an instrument of the will and interests of others.

Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth.

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

I believe the reason I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective.

I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.

I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work.

We really love all sports, but we don't think in the long term. The reason we did Kingpin was because there was a script we really liked and we saw the possibilities.

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it.

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.

In some ways I'm still recovering from the trial. My health is not as good as it ought to be. I've gone back to practicing law and it seems to have taken a toll for whatever reason.