Philosophy Quotes

"I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day."

"Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's scared."

"Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative."

"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."

"A pet store is a celebration of dogs' existence and an explosion of options. About cats, a pet store seems to say, 'Here, we couldn't think of anything else.' Cats are the Hanukkah of the animal world in this way. They are feted quietly and happily by a minority, but there's only so much hoopla applicable to them."

"To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations."

"On balance, my life has been a constant stream of blessings rather than disappointments and failures and tragedies. I wish I had been re-elected. I think I could have kept our country at peace. I think I could have consolidated what we achieved at Camp David with a treaty between Israel and the Palestinians."

"For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."

"Peace of mind for five minutes, that's what I crave."

"Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind."

"I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it."

"We are more than just flesh and bones. There's a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we can't measure. We can't find it. With all our sophisticated equipment, we cannot monitor or define it, and yet it's there."

"I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing, so quiet and peaceful. I mean, there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind."

"In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature."

"I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things."

"Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason."

"I think I have a dualistic nature."

"For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all."

"It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature."

"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."