Nonphilosophy Quotes & Sayings

That philosophy died yesterday, since Hegel or Marx, Nietzsche, or Heidegger - and philosophy should still wander toward the meaning of its death - or that it has always lived knowing itself to be dying ... that philosophy died one day, within history, or that it has always fed on its own agony, on the violent way it opens history by opposing itself to nonphilosophy, which is its past and its concern, its death and wellspring; that beyond the death, or dying nature, of philosophy, perhaps even because of it, thought still has a future, or even, as is said today, is still entirely to come because of what philosophy has held in store; or, more strangely still, that the future itself has a future - all these are unanswerable questions. By right of birth, and for one time at least, these are problems put to philosophy as problems philosophy cannot resolve. — Jacques Derrida

There's no way I'm going to Jersey without my hair gel, can't leave without my gel. — Pauly D

There are some militarists who say: 'We are not interested in politics but only in the profession of arms.' It is vital that these simple-minded militarists be made to realize the relationship that exists between politics and military affairs. Military action is a method used to attain a political goal. While military affairs and political affairs are not identical, it is impossible to isolate one from the other." - Mao Zedong, Yu Chi Chan — Mao Zedong

No one is more grateful to be alive than someone who thought they were going to die. — J.M. Darhower

The best things in life aren't easy. They are tough, they are painful, and they are raw. That makes the arrival to the final destination that much sweeter. — Brittainy C. Cherry

I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June. — L.M. Montgomery

You're like a motherfucking unicorn. Do you know any other male slash writers who bang chicks?? — Em Anthony

When you look at the whole package of energy, the food you eat should match the story you want to live, which means: as fresh as possible, without dullness, repetition, and routine. As colorful as possible, giving delight to the eyes; food is a rainbow brought down to earth. As cheerful as possible, maximizing moments of happiness and pleasure. — Deepak Chopra

I don't want to be called a good loser. A good loser is still a loser. — Stu Ungar

If you follow the suburban fashion in building a sumptuous- looking house for a little money, it will appear to all eyes as a cheap, dear house. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Perhaps the best of us are the silent ones; those who believe in themselves and understand their place in the universe
with no desire to prove anything to anyone except themselves. — Omar F. Hashimi

Running! If there's any activity happier, more exhilarating, more nourishing to the imagination, I can't think of what it might be. In running the mind flees with the body, the mysterious efflorescence of language seems to pulse in the brain, in rhythm with our feet and the swinging of our arms. — Joyce Carol Oates

To manipulate, drive or manage people is not the same thing as to lead them. — Dallas Willard