Philosophy quotes

“When my people were developing philosophy your people were still swinging from trees.”

Michael Constantine - Gus Portokalos

“While I respect the Judeo-Christian ethic, as well as the eastern philosophies and of course the teachings of Mohammed, I find that organized religion has corrupted those beliefs to justify countless atrocities throughout history. Were I to attend church, I'd be a hypocrite.”
Danny Masterson - Steven Hyde

“It's not always black and white. Sometimes it's gray. Sometimes it's fucking gray.”
Menzi Ngubane - Dumi Mkhalipi

“What’s my coaching philosophy? Give a kid a bird and he becomes one of those weird dudes that walks around with a bird on his shoulder. But give him a pair of wings? He can fly…”
Ty Burrell - Phil Dunphy

“Once again, none of these philosophers is ever talking about masturbation.”
William Jackson Harper - Chidi Anagonye

“It’s like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?”
Kristen Bell - Eleanor Shellstrop

“- Jimmy Hoffa: In a war, you go from point A to point B. Sometimes, you spill a little beer along the way. That philosophy make sense to you?
- Frank Sheeran: Sure does.”
Al Pacino - Jimmy Hoffa
Robert De Niro - Frank Sheeran

“- Jesse Pinkman: I was thinking about that thing you said about the universe. Going where the universe takes you? Right on. It's a cool philosophy.
- Jane Margolis: I was being metaphorical, it's a terrible philosophy. I've gone where the universe takes me my whole life. It's better to make those decisions for yourself.”
Aaron Paul - Jesse Pinkman
Krysten Ritter - Jane Margolis

“You see, Grandma, Patty studies Eastern philosophy. Our future leaders are going to have to be much more in tune with the Oriental mind.”

Rick Moranis - Nathan

“- Michael McPhee: Can you make money from philosophy?
- Max Dugan: Yeah, if you have the right one.”
Matthew Broderick - Michael McPhee
Jason Robards - Max Dugan

“So much of philosophy is just verbal masturbation.”
Joaquin Phoenix - Abe

“All representations of a thing are inherently abstract. A drawing of a thing is not the thing itself. Not is a t-shirt of a drawing of a thing the thing itself.”
Shailene Woodley - Hazel

Archeology is the search for fact, not truth. If it's truth you're interested in, Dr. Tyree's Philosophy class is right down the hall. So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and "X" never, ever marks the spot.
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones

“You know what my philosophy of life is? That it's important to have some laughs, but you gotta suffer a little too, because otherwise you miss the whole point of life.”
Woody Allen - Danny Rose

“- Toecutter: Take your hat off.
- Station Master: Anything you say.
- Toecutter: Anything I say. What a wonderful philosophy you have.”
Hugh Keays-Byrne - Toecutter
Reg Evans - Station Master

“Everything comes full circle.”
Cate Blanchett - Carol Aird

“A child's intelligent heart can fathom the depth of many darkplaces, but can it fathom the delicate moment of its own detachment?”
Adrien Brody - Henry Barthes

“- Bolger: Do you believe in a higher power?
- Brady Kincaid: Yea, I do. I do. It's the only way to make sense of all this. Otherwise, it's just pure fucking chaos.
- Bolger: Like where we is created by him and he judges what we do?
- Brady Kincaid: Well, I think it's more like... like parallel lines.
- Bolger: Parallel lines?
- Brady Kincaid:...” (continue)(continue reading)
Tim Blake Nelson - Bolger
Edward Norton - Brady Kincaid

I realized science couldn't answer any of the really interesting questions. So, I turned to philosophy. I've been searching for God ever since. Who knows, I may pick up a rock and it'll say underneath, "Made by God". The universe is full of surprises.
Terence Stamp - Chantilas

“Philosophy, you know? Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, whatevah.”
Radha Mitchell - Syd

“- Gene: Be proud of who you are.
- Coop: Huh? Gene?
- Gene: Shh... it isn't about the girl, Coop.
- Coop: It isn't?
- Gene: Well, it is. But see if you can follow me here... it ... ... isn't.
- Coop: Oh. So it is... and it isn't. [pause, wind blows]
- Gene: You are ready to be taught the new way.
- Coop: Will you teach me about this - what is...” (continue)(continue reading)

Christopher Meloni - Gene
Michael Showalter - Coop

“- Otto: Don't call me stupid.
- Wanda Gershwitz: Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?
- Otto: Apes don't read philosophy.
- Wanda Gershwitz: Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it.”
Kevin Kline - Otto
Jamie Lee Curtis - Wanda Gershwitz

“- Max Renn: Why do it for real? It's easier and safer to fake it.
- Masha: Because it has something that you don't have, Max. It has a philosophy. And that is what makes it dangerous.”

James Woods - Max Renn
Lynne Gorman - Masha

“Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.”
John Goodman - Walter Sobchak

I have an existential map; it has "you are here" written all over
it.
Steven Alexander Wright