Philosophy Quote by Michael Collins — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Cram them full of non-combustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they’ll feel they’re thinking, they’ll get a sense of motion without moving. And they’ll be happy, because facts of that sort don’t change. Don’t give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy.”

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”

“Vulnerability is the least celebrated emotion in our society”

“Mathematicians finally developed a financial model to accurately compare apples and oranges. Any two kinds of fruit can be compared, although guavas still cause minor rounding errors.”

“Cheapen words and they'll cheapen you”

“We forget old stories, but those stories remain the same.”