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Irrational Quotes

If one’s patriotism is merely instinctive it is irrational and irresponsible, and consequently a danger to one’s country Picture Quote #1

In order to develop normally, a child requires progressively more complex joint activity with one or more adults who have an irrational emotional relationship with the child. Somebody’s got to be crazy about that kid. That’s number one. First, last and always Picture Quote #1

Research – and using what you learn from it to analyze every situation – is what separates being unreasonable from being irrational Picture Quote #1

Anger and depression are not diseases or dysfunctions or anomalies; they are perfectly rational responses to the myriad avoidable disappointments that begin in a thoroughly irrational hope Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, love is only possible for humans insofar as they can achieve some comprehension of their place and their duties and their values and their significance within the whole of life, of society, of spirituality, of history, of nature. In all merely partial or fragmentary perspectives, there necessarily remain undigested irrational factors, surds that one is merely tolerating and not truly respecting as essential and integral to the whole of what we are Picture Quote #1

Advances are made by those with at least a touch of irrational confidence in what they can do Picture Quote #1

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It is slightly chilling to realize there are rational, functional people up there employed to spot, nurture, and exploit those down here among us who are irrational and can barely cope. If you want to know how stupid you’re perceived to be by the people up there, count the unsolicited junk mail you receive. If you get a lot, you’re perceived to be alluringly stupid Picture Quote #1

Everyone declares that love is irrational, and yet everytime this statement is proven correct, they profess amazement. They seem to assume that love will make an exception in their case. It never does Picture Quote #1

Gender, race, ethnicity – these are all morally neutral. But homosexuality is – involves voluntary sexual conduct with serious public health, social, sociological implications. It’s not irrational to discriminate on that basis Picture Quote #1

On scientific grounds this big bang assumption is much less the palatable of the two. For it is an irrational process that cannot be described in scientific terms... On philosophical grounds too I cannot see any good reason for preferring the big bang idea. Indeed it seems to me in the philosophical sense to be a distinctly unsatisfactory notion, since it puts the basic assumption out of sight where it can never be challenged by a direct appeal to observation Picture Quote #1

Faeries are not fantasy, but a connection to reality. Faeries are irrational, poetic, absurd, and very, very wise. Faeries say there is nonsense in dogma, and sense in nonsense. Faeries express themselves with high seriousness and low humour. Faeries are resistant to all definitions Picture Quote #1

I did not agree.. to having my article censored... The published report of the conference gives my name as a participant, but you will not find in it the paper I read... Scientists as a group are no more, and no less, influenced by emotional and irrational reactions than other people are Picture Quote #1

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The transfinite numbers are in a certain sense themselves new irrationalities and in fact in my opinion the best method of defining the finite irrational numbers is wholly disimilar to, and I might even say in priciple the same as, my method described above of introducing trasfinite numbers. One can say unconditionally: the transfinite numbers stand or fall with the finite irrational numbers; they are like each other in their innermost being; for the former like the latter are definite delimited forms or modifications of the actual infinite Picture Quote #1

Arithmetic starts with the integers and proceeds by successively enlarging the number system by rational and negative numbers, irrational numbers, etc... But the next quite logical step after the reals, namely the introduction of infinitesimals, has simply been omitted. I think, in coming centuries it will be considered a great oddity in the history of mathematics that the first exact theory of infinitesimals was developed 300 years after the invention of the differential calculus Picture Quote #1

Those who fail to see that population growth and climate change are two sides of the same coin are either ignorant or hiding from the truth. These two huge environmental problems are inseparable and to discuss one while ignoring the other is irrational Picture Quote #1

Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to no avail. Irrational terror is so hard to deal with Picture Quote #1

God has given us the fascination and mystery of irrational numbers, as one aspect of a rich world Picture Quote #1

When I photograph, I try to use my instincts as much as possible. It is when pictures are unconsidered and irrational that they come to life; that they evolve from showing to being Picture Quote #1

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It’s right to say that people fall in love. We don’t glide, slip, or stumble into it. Instead we tumble head first from the moment we decide to step off the edge of a cliff with someone and see whether we’ll fly together. Love might be irrational, but we make the choice to risk everything Picture Quote #1

Every attempt to explain human behavior, especially the irrational, must as a matter of course end in simplification Picture Quote #1

I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it Picture Quote #1

I still believe that any country understands that if they use nuclear weapons, they will be wiped out of existence. They could be irrational in many ways, but I don’t think they’re irrational to the point that they’re ready to annihilate their own country Picture Quote #1

Lawyers have a way of seeing that sets them apart from the rest of us. In some way this special vision makes them invaluable, and in other ways, repulsive. Lawyers are much more focused on rational, logical, and objective criteria to the exclusion of the emotional, subjective, and sometimes irrational reponses to the world. Moreover, lawyers like to show no emotion, and possess a particular disdain for the emotions that are found in others, which has the quality of making them seem inhuman Picture Quote #1

Unfortunately, money is more often misused and abused than used intelligently. Most people haven’t figured out how to use money wisely to truly enhance their lives. Most, it seems, act rationally with their money only when they can’t dream up any more irrational ways to spend it. To be sure, financial insanity has developed its own big following including you and me Picture Quote #1

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How did reason come into the world? As is fitting, in an irrational manner, by accident. One will have to guess at it as at a riddle Picture Quote #1

Power on the one side, fear on the other, are always the buttresses on which irrational authority is built Picture Quote #1

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions Picture Quote #1

Achieving success as an actor has not been easy for me. My biggest, probably most irrational complaint has been that I’ve had to work harder for what I’ve gotten. I’ve seen other people with nepotism or wealth or cheesy good looks on their side who’ve had Picture Quote #1

Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the ukulele Picture Quote #1

The creative individual not only respects the irrational in himself, but also courts the most promising source of novelty in his own thought Picture Quote #1

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If one’s patriotism is merely instinctive it is irrational and irresponsible, and consequently a danger to one’s country (Irrational Quotes) In order to develop normally, a child requires progressively more complex joint activity with one or more adults who have an irrational emotional relationship with the child. Somebody’s got to be crazy about that kid. That’s number one. First, last and always (Irrational Quotes) Research – and using what you learn from it to analyze every situation – is what separates being unreasonable from being irrational (Irrational Quotes) Anger and depression are not diseases or dysfunctions or anomalies; they are perfectly rational responses to the myriad avoidable disappointments that begin in a thoroughly irrational hope (Irrational Quotes) Ultimately, love is only possible for humans insofar as they can achieve some comprehension of their place and their duties and their values and their significance within the whole of life, of society, of spirituality, of history, of nature. In all merely partial or fragmentary perspectives, there necessarily remain undigested irrational factors, surds that one is merely tolerating and not truly respecting as essential and integral to the whole of what we are (Irrational Quotes) Advances are made by those with at least a touch of irrational confidence in what they can do (Irrational Quotes) It is slightly chilling to realize there are rational, functional people up there employed to spot, nurture, and exploit those down here among us who are irrational and can barely cope. If you want to know how stupid you’re perceived to be by the people up there, count the unsolicited junk mail you receive. If you get a lot, you’re perceived to be alluringly stupid (Irrational Quotes) Everyone declares that love is irrational, and yet everytime this statement is proven correct, they profess amazement. They seem to assume that love will make an exception in their case. It never does (Irrational Quotes) Gender, race, ethnicity – these are all morally neutral. But homosexuality is – involves voluntary sexual conduct with serious public health, social, sociological implications. It’s not irrational to discriminate on that basis (Irrational Quotes) On scientific grounds this big bang assumption is much less the palatable of the two. For it is an irrational process that cannot be described in scientific terms... On philosophical grounds too I cannot see any good reason for preferring the big bang idea. Indeed it seems to me in the philosophical sense to be a distinctly unsatisfactory notion, since it puts the basic assumption out of sight where it can never be challenged by a direct appeal to observation (Irrational Quotes) Faeries are not fantasy, but a connection to reality. Faeries are irrational, poetic, absurd, and very, very wise. Faeries say there is nonsense in dogma, and sense in nonsense. Faeries express themselves with high seriousness and low humour. Faeries are resistant to all definitions (Irrational Quotes) I did not agree.. to having my article censored... The published report of the conference gives my name as a participant, but you will not find in it the paper I read... Scientists as a group are no more, and no less, influenced by emotional and irrational reactions than other people are (Irrational Quotes) The transfinite numbers are in a certain sense themselves new irrationalities and in fact in my opinion the best method of defining the finite irrational numbers is wholly disimilar to, and I might even say in priciple the same as, my method described above of introducing trasfinite numbers. One can say unconditionally: the transfinite numbers stand or fall with the finite irrational numbers; they are like each other in their innermost being; for the former like the latter are definite delimited forms or modifications of the actual infinite (Irrational Quotes) Arithmetic starts with the integers and proceeds by successively enlarging the number system by rational and negative numbers, irrational numbers, etc... But the next quite logical step after the reals, namely the introduction of infinitesimals, has simply been omitted. I think, in coming centuries it will be considered a great oddity in the history of mathematics that the first exact theory of infinitesimals was developed 300 years after the invention of the differential calculus (Irrational Quotes) Those who fail to see that population growth and climate change are two sides of the same coin are either ignorant or hiding from the truth. These two huge environmental problems are inseparable and to discuss one while ignoring the other is irrational (Irrational Quotes) Now everything was changed. She walked about with cautious, anxious steps, staring constantly at the ground, on the lookout for things that crept and crawled. Bushes were dangerous, and so were sea grass and rain water. There were little animals everywhere. They could turn up between the covers of a book, flattened and dead, for the fact is that creeping animals, tattered animals, and dead animals are with us all our lives, from beginning to end. Grandmother tried to discuss this with her, to no avail. Irrational terror is so hard to deal with (Irrational Quotes) God has given us the fascination and mystery of irrational numbers, as one aspect of a rich world (Irrational Quotes) When I photograph, I try to use my instincts as much as possible. It is when pictures are unconsidered and irrational that they come to life; that they evolve from showing to being (Irrational Quotes) It’s right to say that people fall in love. We don’t glide, slip, or stumble into it. Instead we tumble head first from the moment we decide to step off the edge of a cliff with someone and see whether we’ll fly together. Love might be irrational, but we make the choice to risk everything (Irrational Quotes) Every attempt to explain human behavior, especially the irrational, must as a matter of course end in simplification (Irrational Quotes) I have irrational fears, and they all go back to losing my father as a kid. I’ve never gotten over it (Irrational Quotes) I still believe that any country understands that if they use nuclear weapons, they will be wiped out of existence. They could be irrational in many ways, but I don’t think they’re irrational to the point that they’re ready to annihilate their own country (Irrational Quotes) Lawyers have a way of seeing that sets them apart from the rest of us. In some way this special vision makes them invaluable, and in other ways, repulsive. Lawyers are much more focused on rational, logical, and objective criteria to the exclusion of the emotional, subjective, and sometimes irrational reponses to the world. Moreover, lawyers like to show no emotion, and possess a particular disdain for the emotions that are found in others, which has the quality of making them seem inhuman (Irrational Quotes) Unfortunately, money is more often misused and abused than used intelligently. Most people haven’t figured out how to use money wisely to truly enhance their lives. Most, it seems, act rationally with their money only when they can’t dream up any more irrational ways to spend it. To be sure, financial insanity has developed its own big following including you and me (Irrational Quotes) How did reason come into the world? As is fitting, in an irrational manner, by accident. One will have to guess at it as at a riddle (Irrational Quotes) Power on the one side, fear on the other, are always the buttresses on which irrational authority is built (Irrational Quotes) Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions (Irrational Quotes) Achieving success as an actor has not been easy for me. My biggest, probably most irrational complaint has been that I’ve had to work harder for what I’ve gotten. I’ve seen other people with nepotism or wealth or cheesy good looks on their side who’ve had (Irrational Quotes) Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the ukulele (Irrational Quotes) The creative individual not only respects the irrational in himself, but also courts the most promising source of novelty in his own thought (Irrational Quotes)

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