Pretentious Philosophical Quotes

#1. Devising a vocabulary for gardening is like devising a vocabulary for sex. There are the correct Latin names, but most people invent euphemisms. Those who refer to plants by Latin name are considered more expert, if a little pedantic.

Diane Ackerman

#2. She slipped so easily into the folds of his life

Emily St. John Mandel

#3. When a man dies, he does not just die of the disease he has: he dies of his whole life.

Charles Peguy

#4. I hope your life is ruined before you ruin someone's life. Just like you ruined mine.

Mohamed Ghazi

#5. As a singer, I have won the highest honours in China. Actually I am like the panda: we are both national treasures.

Peng Liyuan

#6. Let us say once again that the doctrine of the Trinity does not divide God up into "thirds." Because God is Spirit, God is unquantifiable and indivisible. Any other view of God is really pagan, anthropomorphic, and materialistic. Hence,

Gregory A. Boyd

#7. The next time I move I hope I get a real easy phone number, something like 2222222. People will ask, "Mitch, how do I get a hold of you?" I'll say, "Just press two for a while, when I answer, you'll know that you've pressed two enough."

Mitch Hedberg

#8. one sentence seemed to change a man, and the world seemed to change, one man at a time.

Jung-Myung Lee