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Absurd Quotes

It is as absurd to expect members of philosophy departments to be philosophers as it is to expect members of art departments to be artists Picture Quote #1

Success is an absurd, erratic thing. She arrives when one least expects her and after she has come may depart again almost because of a whim Picture Quote #1

I think somehow you need to get to a certain point in your life where the notion of failure is absurd Picture Quote #1

Treating your audience like thieves is absurd. Anyone who chooses to listen to our music becomes a collaborator Picture Quote #1

This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities Picture Quote #1

It is sweet to serve one’s country by deeds, and it is not absurd to serve her by words Picture Quote #1

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Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a property of it; it is incompatible with the sovereignty of the people Picture Quote #1

The absurd does not liberate; it binds. It does not authorize all actions. Everything is permitted does not mean that nothing is forbidden Picture Quote #1

In particular, it is absurd to hope to banish envy of other people’s possessions or fortunes, if only because the spirit of envy can lead to emulation and ambition and have positive consequences Picture Quote #1

What is too absurd to believe is believed because it is too absurd to be a lie Picture Quote #1

Is it not absurd when a human being tries to find happiness somewhere outside himself, and thinks that wealth and birth and the influence of friends… is of the utmost importance? Picture Quote #1

Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong; but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is at bottom right Picture Quote #1

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Prejudice is an equivocal term; and may as well mean right opinions taken upon trust and deeply rooted in the mind, as false and absurd opinions so derived, and grown into it Picture Quote #1

I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency Picture Quote #1

To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason Picture Quote #1

Secretly we’re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be Picture Quote #1

Forks are absurd, he scoffed. They insult your food. They make it think you’re killing it twice Picture Quote #1

In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending Picture Quote #1

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I would want the British reader to feel that religion in America isn’t an absurd thing - a sign of a pin head athwart a gigantic body Picture Quote #1

Society highly values its normal man. It educates children to lose themselves and to become absurd, and thus to be normal Picture Quote #1

Was he free? Was he happy? the question is absurd: Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard Picture Quote #1

Nothing can be proposed so wild or so absurd as not to find a party, and often a very large party to espouse it Picture Quote #1

Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home Picture Quote #1

But I know human nature, my friend, and I tell you that, suddenly confronted with the possibility of being tried for murder, the most innocent person will lose his head and do the most absurd things Picture Quote #1

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Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd Picture Quote #1

The implied threat of using nuclear weapons to curb guerrillas was as absurd as to talk of using a sledge hammer to ward off a swarm of mosquitoes Picture Quote #1

But what difference does it make?... When you’re mixed, you see how absurd this business of race is Picture Quote #1

When a person’s tongue is extensively wrong, it is absurd, no less than unscriptural, to say that their heart is right Picture Quote #1

I express many absurd opinions. But I am not the first man to do it; American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense Picture Quote #1

By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false or absurd, to dismiss the man so that his message could also be dismissed Picture Quote #1

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It is as absurd to expect members of philosophy departments to be philosophers as it is to expect members of art departments to be artists (Absurd Quotes) Success is an absurd, erratic thing. She arrives when one least expects her and after she has come may depart again almost because of a whim (Absurd Quotes) I think somehow you need to get to a certain point in your life where the notion of failure is absurd (Absurd Quotes) Treating your audience like thieves is absurd. Anyone who chooses to listen to our music becomes a collaborator (Absurd Quotes) This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities (Absurd Quotes) It is sweet to serve one’s country by deeds, and it is not absurd to serve her by words (Absurd Quotes) Hereditary succession to the magistracy is absurd, as it tends to make a property of it; it is incompatible with the sovereignty of the people (Absurd Quotes) The absurd does not liberate; it binds. It does not authorize all actions. Everything is permitted does not mean that nothing is forbidden (Absurd Quotes) In particular, it is absurd to hope to banish envy of other people’s possessions or fortunes, if only because the spirit of envy can lead to emulation and ambition and have positive consequences (Absurd Quotes) What is too absurd to believe is believed because it is too absurd to be a lie (Absurd Quotes) Is it not absurd when a human being tries to find happiness somewhere outside himself, and thinks that wealth and birth and the influence of friends… is of the utmost importance? (Absurd Quotes) Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong; but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is at bottom right (Absurd Quotes) Prejudice is an equivocal term; and may as well mean right opinions taken upon trust and deeply rooted in the mind, as false and absurd opinions so derived, and grown into it (Absurd Quotes) I thought it completely absurd to mention my name in the same breath as the presidency (Absurd Quotes) To wage a war for a purely moral reason is as absurd as to ravish a woman for a purely moral reason (Absurd Quotes) Secretly we’re all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be (Absurd Quotes) Forks are absurd, he scoffed. They insult your food. They make it think you’re killing it twice (Absurd Quotes) In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending (Absurd Quotes) I would want the British reader to feel that religion in America isn’t an absurd thing - a sign of a pin head athwart a gigantic body (Absurd Quotes) Society highly values its normal man. It educates children to lose themselves and to become absurd, and thus to be normal (Absurd Quotes) Was he free? Was he happy? the question is absurd: Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard (Absurd Quotes) Nothing can be proposed so wild or so absurd as not to find a party, and often a very large party to espouse it (Absurd Quotes) Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home (Absurd Quotes) But I know human nature, my friend, and I tell you that, suddenly confronted with the possibility of being tried for murder, the most innocent person will lose his head and do the most absurd things (Absurd Quotes) Whatever the misery, he could not regain contentment with a world which, once doubted, became absurd (Absurd Quotes) The implied threat of using nuclear weapons to curb guerrillas was as absurd as to talk of using a sledge hammer to ward off a swarm of mosquitoes (Absurd Quotes) But what difference does it make?... When you’re mixed, you see how absurd this business of race is (Absurd Quotes) When a person’s tongue is extensively wrong, it is absurd, no less than unscriptural, to say that their heart is right (Absurd Quotes) I express many absurd opinions. But I am not the first man to do it; American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense (Absurd Quotes) By one means or another, the swiftest method of rejection of the holy prophets has been to find a pretext, however false or absurd, to dismiss the man so that his message could also be dismissed (Absurd Quotes)

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