Quotes on Logic

He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.

Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.

For nothing is more democratic than logic; it is no respecter of persons and makes no distinction between crooked and straight noses.

There can never be surprises in logic.

It is not humanly possible to gather immediately from it what the logic of language is. Language disguises thought.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Nightmares exist outside of logic, and there's little fun to be had in explanations; they're antithetical to the poetry of fear.

What does the brain matter compared with the heart?

His was not a small mind bothered by logic and consistency.

Relationships are treated like Dixie cups. They are the same. They are disposable. If it does not work, drop it, throw it away, get another. Committed bonds (including marriage) cannot last when this is the prevailing logic. Most of us are unclear about what to do to protect and strengthen caring bonds when our self-centered needs are not being met.

It is so easy to convince others; it is so difficult to convince oneself.

It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.

Logic presumes a separation of subject from object; therefore logic is not final wisdom.This is Zen. This is my motorcycle maintenance.

He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it!

Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself -- that comes too late -- a crop of inextinguishable regrets.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.

The weight of the old world is stifling, and trying to shovel its weight off your life is tiring just to think about. The constant shuttling of opinions is tiring, and the shuffling of papers across desks, the chopping of logic and the trimming of attitudes. There must, somewhere, be a simpler, more violent world.

This illustrates an important truth, namely, that the worse your logic, the more interesting the consequences to which it gives rise.