Your Favorite Philosophical Quote!

[A. Newlon]

Didn't see another thread like this, correct me if I'm wrong.


"One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem."

[GLneo]

Originally Posted by A. Newlon

Didn't see another thread like this, correct me if I'm wrong.

i did! the one right under this one

[Taylor]

Although my formal education endears me to the ancient Greeks (Zeno, Heraclitus, etc.) I'll have to go with a more contemporary source.
"Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind."
15 fantasy bonus points to the person who can name the creator of that line. 5 points if you're over 30.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by boiler

Although my formal education endears me to the ancient Greeks (Zeno, Heraclitus, etc.) I'll have to go with a more contemporary source.
"Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind."
15 fantasy bonus points to the person who can name the creator of that line. 5 points if you're over 30.

The Rolling Stones, in Ruby Tuesday

[KelliV]

Originally Posted by boiler

"Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind."

That is from Ruby Tuesday by the Rolling Stones Right?

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by KelliV

That is from Ruby Tuesday by the Rolling Stones Right?

Yep, it is

[Cody Carey]

"Vitam impendere vero" - Dedicate life to truth.

[MissInformation]

I just finished reading a book by Gregory Maguire (he wrote the novel the musical "Wicked" is based on) and I'm always happy to find some good philosophical-ish words in his works. Here are some of my favorites from him:

"A glass slipper, once shattered, can't be resoled." Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” Mirror Mirror

“We are loping sequences of chemical conversions, acting ourselves converted. We are twists of genes acting ourselves twisted; we are wicks of burning neuroses acting ourselves wicked. And nothing to be done about it. And nothing to be done about it. Son of a Witch

Heidi

[bk111]

Number one cause of death. Life.
-Chris Mesaros

[Pat Fairbank]

"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur" - ("Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound")

[SLA]

This is a philosophy class examination that was given to students once as I read and one of the questions on the test was:
"Is this a question?"
And it said that one student replied with "If that is a question, then this is an answer" and it also said that the student got a good grade on that particular question.
I find it a pretty good answer, but others don't so tell me what do you guys think.
I believe that there is no wrong or right answers for philosophy questions, it all returns to what one might think or the way they evaluate it.

P.S. I am not sure if that fits here but it has to do with philosophy so yeah.

[Josh Goodman]

#1: "Do or do not, there is no try." ~Yoda and Confusious
#2: "4.2 million hours of brain power and not a single one will be wasted on an irrelevant question like what in the hell is Paris Hilton doing right now." ~D.Lavery

[savage301]

"S*%t happens, so you just better get used to it." - I have no idea.
I think this is a great motto. People my age need to live by this one more. Teenagers, at least some at my school, like to overreact.

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by SLA

This is a philosophy class examination that was given to students once as I read and one of the questions on the test was:
"Is this a question?"
And it said that one student replied with "If that is a question, then this is an answer" and it also said that the student got a good grade on that particular question.
I find it a pretty good answer, but others don't so tell me what do you guys think.
I believe that there is no wrong or right answers for philosophy questions, it all returns to what one might think or the way they evaluate it.

P.S. I am not sure if that fits here but it has to do with philosophy so yeah.

Reminds me of the other story about the final for the grad-level philosophy course. The final was one page, one question, one word:

"WHY?"

While many students turned in reams of paper containing existential arguments, metaphysical musings, and more than a few religious testimonials, only one student in the whole class got an A+ on the final.

Her response was two words.


"Why not?"

[Wetzel]

Dude.

Wetzel