Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.
The best brains of the Nation may be found on the last benches of the Classroom
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.