If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.
To such a world of conflict, a world of victims, and executions, it is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.
If you are going through hell, keep going.
I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
All real philosophers have been artists in the realm of concepts.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.
Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.