#reason

The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#civil government #common #government #ground #institution

Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a company's existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being. ↗

— David Packard

#assume #being #cause #company #deeper

Man is to be found in reason, God in the passions. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

#god #man #passions #reason

The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not penalize false statements made in error, we open up the way for false statements by intention. And a false statement of fact, made deliberately, is the most serious crime a scientist can commit. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#falsification #honesty #integrity #lies #scholars

It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#deathers #logic #politics #reason #tea-party

In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse. ↗

— Robert Fripp

#creative #creativity #despair #hope #love

As sure as this Earth is turnin, souls burnin / In search of higher learnin, turnin in every direction seeking direction / My moms cryin cause her insides are dyin / Her son tryin her patience, keep her heart racin / A million beats a minute, I know I push you to your limit / But it's this game, love—I'm caught up all in it / They make it so you can't prevent it, never give it / You gotta take it, can't fake it, I keep it authentic ↗

— Jay-Z

#love

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons. ↗

— Major Taylor

#athlete #champions #clean #live #lives

I always just want to do non-typical voices for some reason. ↗

— Kenan Thompson

#i #i always #just #reason #some

Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that. ↗

— Clarence Thomas

#laws #least #need #perceived #political