Rationality Quotes

Zippy has no problem with the irrationality of the universe, whereas most of us are desperately trying to make order out of the universe, and our lives. - Bill Griffith

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. Thats something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. When they talk about values, theyre talking about things like going to church, voting for Bush, being loyal to Jesus, praying. These are not values. - Bill Maher

We did not appreciate fully enough the depth of the hatred and complexity of the problems that made the Middle East such a jungle In the weeks immediately after the bombing, I believed the last thing we should do was turn tail and leave yet, the irrationality of Middle Eastern politics forced us to rethink our policy there. - Ronald Reagan

We can always find creative ways to do things. But I hope by draft time we will be beyond that. As teams peer into the abyss, as they peer into the apocalypse, sanity will return. When the NFLPA and management truly recognize the nature of no agreement, their intelligence and rationality will force them into making a deal. - Leigh Steinberg

Violence and irrationality were so long and thoroughly cultivated among the Irish, and so perfectly ingrained into their nature, that modern civilization has as yet been unable to extract the virus. - Thomas Mellon

To hold the Port Authority twice as liable as the terrorists for the 1993 bombing stands logic, rationality and reason on its head. - Marc Kasowitz

There is not a person who feels secure. It's impossible to hold a fair trial in such a climate ... A trial is supposed to be a rational process. Fear is the ultimate irrationality. How do you function in fear? - Ramsey Clark

The society of mankind is getting into irrationality. The fundamentals are not right. - Hans Bender