Rationale Quotes

“As many critics of religion have pointed out, the notion of a creator poses an immediate problem of an infinite regress. If God created the universe, what created God? To say that God, by definition, is uncreated simply begs the question. Any being capable of creating a complex world promises to be very complex himself. As the biologist Richard Dawkins has observed repeatedly, the only natural process we know of that could produce a being capable of designing things is evolution.”
― Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

“We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found ourselves than by those which have occurred to others.”
― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

“Now we’ve a real intellectual impasse. Our reason, which is supposed to make things more intelligible, seems to be making them less intelligible, and when reason thus defeats its own purpose something has to be changed in the structure of our reason itself.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

“Could it be that we lost something because had we not lost it, we would have lost ourselves?”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“When greed transcends rationale, morality becomes irrelevant.”
― Duop Chak Wuol

“...it's hard to confine an irrational woman in a rational pattern, so I had no idea really what was in her mind.”
― Leslie Ford, The Devil's Stronghold

“Just because some dreams never see light that doesn’t make us nonbelievers, they are wings to our sky and fiction makes us dream. I know the truth is fatal, especially for the stubborn’s but trust me the illusion is worse.”
― Parul Wadhwa, The Masquerade

“Before acting on any recommendation, know the rationale.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

“Thus, though there is a psychological tendency of accepting the judge’s verdict and reasoning as expert reasoning and tinge of finality adorned to his discretely reasoned judgement, what cannot be forgotten is even judges are human with a fallibility in veins and to err is but human, hence placing  complete dependence on judicial reasoning also would be a folly, but it can be accepted as  a workable hypothesis, in my opinion.Further only concrete strands of tested reasoning and principles drawn from those concrete raison d’être , can be considered as one of the ingredient in concrete law making.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, General Laws and Interpretation-Sultanate of Oman-Part I Perspicuous Edition -2014

“They claim there's a rationale for the children, don't they, sir?"
"Yes. Those babes in arms will grow up and want revenge on the Nazis in about 1963. I suppose the rationale for the women under forty-five is that they might be pregnant. And the rationale for the older women is while we're at it.”
― Martin Amis

“I believe that all of us have a little bit of "crazy" in us, even if just a pinch. It could manifest out of extreme enthusiasm, foolish behavior or downright insanity. Aside from its legal concept, insanity or "crazy" is a personality trait, a neurotic emotional state that can surprisingly be beneficial to us in many ways--especially when it comes to creativity, increasing consciousness, as well as problem-solving. However, when your crazy outweighs your rationale, it is definitely time to seek professional help.”
― Terry A O'Neal

“I hated myself for feeling hurt by a man who was clearly callous, but the heart doesn’t listen to rationale.”
― Reham Khan, Reham Khan

“Even the most irrational mind has a rationale.”
― R.J. Ellory, Bad Signs

“Why do you not provide aid when someone is in need. You don’t need to seek a reason, a rationale, or justification to render help.”
― R.J. Intindola

“A technological rationale is the rationale of the domination itself.”
― Max Horkheimer

“In the world as it is, man moves primarily because of self-interest.

In the world as it is, the right things are usually done for the wrong reasons, and vice versa.

In the world as it is, constructive actions have been reactions to a threat.

In the world as it is, a value judgment is rarely, if ever, made on the basis of what is best. Life does not accord us this luxury. Decisions are made on the criteria of alternatives.

In the world as it is, "compromise" is not an ugly but a noble word. If the whole free way of life could be summed up in one word it would be "compromise." A free way of life is a constant conflict punctuated by compromises which then serve as a jumping-off point for further conflict, more compromises, more conflict, in the never-ending struggle toward achieving man's highest goals.”
― Saul D. Alinsky, Reveille for Radicals