Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
Thomas Paine
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith... →
The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.
Time makes more converts than reason.
The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was... →
Abraham Pais
I think it's more important to write something that brings men back to reading than it is to write for people who already read. There's a... →
Chuck Palahniuk
Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common... →
Sarah Palin
Americans expect us to go to Washington for the right reason, and not just to mingle with the right people.
I had several publishers, and they were all the same. They all wanted salacious. And everybody is writing autobiographies, and that's one reason... →
Anita Pallenberg