“Philosophy is not politics, and we do our best, within our all-too-human limitations, to seek the truth, not to score points against opponents. There is little satisfaction in gaining an easy triumph over a weak opponent while ignoring better arguments against your views.” HumansLittlesPhilosophyEasyViewsArgumentWeakSatisfactionLimitationTriumphOpponentsScore Author:Peter Singer
“Anyone can keep going in an easy situation, but do you have a philosophy which can enable you to meet the worst hardship?” PhilosophyEasySituationWorstHardshipKeep Going Author:Sun Myung Moon
“Plantinga has written a short, 5 page summary of his views on evolution and naturalism, and it’s lucid (for Plantinga) and goes straight to his main points. The workings of the man's mind sit there naked and exposed, and all the stripped gears and misaligned cogs and broken engines of his misperception are there for easy examination. Read it, and you'll wonder how a man so confused could have acquired such a high reputation; you might even think that philosophy has been Sokaled.” ThinkingMenMindHas BeensPhilosophyMightEasyWonderHe ManBrokenNakedReputationConfusedExposedEnginesExaminationGearsCogsMisperceptionSo Confused Author:PZ Myers
“Living in the spiritual world is very easy, once you grow accustomed to it. But initially, it puts you through some changes.” WorldPhilosophySpiritualGrowsEasyAccustomed Author:Frederick Lenz
“Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like. v One could wish no easier death than that of Socrates, calmly discussing philosophy with his friends; one could fear nothing worse than that of Jesus, dying in torment, among the insults, the mockery, the curses of the whole nation. In the midst of these terrible sufferings, Jesus prays for his cruel murderers. Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a philosopher, the life and death of Christ are those of a God.” PeopleIfsEnoughPhilosophyWholeSufferingJesusNationsWishEasyChristTeachDyingPrayingTerribleEasierPhilosopherCurseInsultLife And DeathMidstSay AnythingTormentMurdererMockeryDiscussingFear NotFear Nothing Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“I endeavor to drink deep of philosophy, and to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient where there is no redress. The mighty can do no more, and the wise seldom do as much. ... I am resolved to make the best of all circumstances around me, that this short life may not be half lost in pains ... Between the periods of birth and burial, I would fain insert a little happiness, a little pleasure, a little peace: to-day is ours, yesterday is past, and to-morrow may never come.” MayLittlesPhilosophyWisdomPainPastLostEasyCan DoPleasureHalfWiseAcceptanceBirthPeriodsCircumstancesDrinkPatientYesterdayGladEndeavorMerryBeing WiseMorrowShort LifeBurialInsertRedress Author:Elizabeth Montagu
“Early in life, I decided that I would not be overcome by events. My philosophy has been that regardless of the circumstances, I shall not be vanquished, but will try to be happy. Life is not easy for any of us. But it is a continual challenge, and it is up to us to be cheerful - and to be strong, so that those who depend on us may draw strength from our example.” TryingMayHas BeensPhilosophyLife IsStrongEasyChallengesEventsExampleDependsCircumstancesDrawsDecidedOvercomingHappy LifeCheerfulLife Is Not EasyTrying To Be Happy Author:Rose Kennedy
“In the 17 years since I graduated from this great College of Law, I have seen that, for many of us, it becomes increasingly easy to rationalize our actions in the name of expediency when facing difficult decisions-to choose a path where the ends justify the means. I want to ask you to challenge Machiavelli's philosophy. I want to humbly suggest that you be the guardians of a more complicated truth: that the means are as important-and sometimes even more important-than the ends.” WantYearsMeanImportantEndsSometimesPhilosophyActionLawAsksNamesEasyDifficultChallengesDecisionPathCollegeComplicatedJustifyGuardianOur ActionsRationalizeExpediencyDifficult DecisionsEnds Justify The Means Author:Beau Biden
“Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it's not that simple... Real-life kings had real-life problems to deal with... My people who are trying to rule don't have an easy time of it. Just having good intentions doesn't make you a wise king.” PeopleIfsMenTryingLooksRealHardPhilosophyProblemRealityEasyLeadershipSimpleAnswersDealsLordWiseLandHuman NatureKingsIntentionRingsReal LifeAdmireIdeologyGood ManRulingMedievalGood Intentions Author:George R. R. Martin
“But it is daily tasks, daily acts of love and worship that serve to remind us that the religion is not strictly an intellectual pursuit, and these days it is easy to lose sight of that as, like our society itself, churches are becoming more politicized and polarized. Christian faith is a way of life, not an impregnable fortress made up of ideas; not a philosophy; not a grocery list of beliefs.” WayMadeIdeasPhilosophyChristianBeliefEasyLosesChurchBecomingWorshipIntellectualTasksSightListsPursuitThese DaysOur SocietyGroceriesBecoming MoreChristian FaithActs Of LoveFortressesDaily TasksGrocery Lists Author:Kathleen Norris
“First, there was Confucius. Then, the sayings of Chairman Mao. And now the pithy, ironic, and humorous insights of Ai Weiwei. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection, which reflects a well-developed philosophy as well as a keen understanding of the Chinese Communist system. This is China made easy and interesting.” FirstsWellsMadePhilosophyReadingEasyUnderstandingInterestingHumorousChinaInsightEnjoyedChineseCollectionsCommunistIronicChairmanMaoChairman MaoPithy Author:Jerome A. Cohen
“I think my philosophy has evolved over the years. I started teaching almost 15 years ago and I've learned that how one student learns is obviously much different than how another student learns and so I've had to figure out how to get through to people honestly without hurting their feelings - which is no easy task just in the scope of being a human being, much less in the classroom, but which is something that is more important to me now than it was when I was 30 - and to show them a path to improving.” PeopleThinkingYearsHumansImportantDifferentPhilosophyShowsFeelingsEasyHurtHuman BeingsPathTeachingFiguresStudentsYears AgoTasksHonestlyI've LearnedClassroomImprovingScopeEasy Tasks Author:Tod Goldberg
“Because ethics is fundamentally about questioning the ends, the goals and aims of our actions, we must come back to the rules and ask why. So we must return to the philosophy of law, the raison d'etre and the point of what we're asked to do. It's not easy, it's very demanding and it needs intellectual courage.” NeedsEndsPhilosophyActionLawAsksEasyGoalReturnIntellectualEthicsAimQuestioningOur ActionsRaison D'etre Author:Tariq Ramadan
“June [Hillary] had been doing all these things - the Himalayas and all the rest of it - so we had done things together for a long time, and, particularly as far as our Sherpas were concerned, we had a very sound, I think, philosophy. So that made it very easy for us to agree on what should be done.” ThinkingShouldLongMadeDonePhilosophyTogetherEasySoundLong TimeConcernedAgreeMade ItJuneHimalayasSherpas Author:Edmund Hillary