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When I went to university, I was a philosophy major, but because I'm not very bright I chose to study philosophy at a performing arts school, maybe because the philosophy program there wasn't too rigorous or challenging.

For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.

My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.

There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.

I saw that philosophy had no power to make my life more bearable. Thus I lost my belief in philosophy.

I don't feel proprietorial about the problems of philosophy. History has taught us that many philosophical issues can grow up, leave home and live elsewhere.

A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.

A career is like a house: it's made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse.

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.