Quotes tagged ‘Reason’

“Reason and compassion can win any argument better than violence.”

— Tony McNamara, Catherine, Elle Fanning, imdb.com

“You're my only reason to stay alive.”

— Melissa Rosenberg, Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson, imdb.com

“You are the reason I am. You are all of my reasons.”

— Charlie Kaufman, Jake, Jesse Plemons, imdb.com

“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet, if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know ho…”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, instagram.com

“I believe in reason. I believe in progress.”

— Nigel Williams, Catherine the Great, Helen Mirren, imdb.com

“The question is never simply if someone is lying. It's why.”

— Samuel Baum, Dr. Gillian Foster, Kelli Williams, imdb.com

“I think maybe the reason people don't respond to you well in night clubs is because of your sad-as shit face.”

— Thomas Ward, Liz Doran, Josh Thomas, Tom, Thomas Ward, imdb.com

“You know what he told me, though? The only reason that you got caught up in all of this is 'cause you went down the station with him. To help him out, man. To be there for him.”

— Ava DuVernay, Julian Breece, Young Kevin Richardson, Asante Blackk, imdb.com

“Love is more powerful than reason. We all know that.”

— David Benioff, Tyrion Lannister, Peter Dinklage, imdb.com

“Brandon? You are special. We believe that you came here for a reason.”

— Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn, imdb.com

“Reading Stephen Hawking's draft of A Brief History of Time: 'Who are we? Why are we here? If we ever learn this, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason, for then we would know the mind of god.'”

— Anthony McCarten, Jane Hawking, Felicity Jones, imdb.com

“Sometimes we just need a reason when a situation is completely unreasonable.”

— Beth Schwartz, Wendy Mericle, Oliver Queen, Stephen Amell, imdb.com

“Chase: Maybe there's an actual explanation. I mean, they have to be doing all this for a reason, right? What if there's a good one? Molly: A good reason to kill kids. Nico: Chase, come on. Chase: I know it doesn't make any sense, but, I don't know. I was with my dad before, and what if we're missing…”

— Rodney Barnes, Michael Vukadinovich, Chase Stein, Gregg Sulkin, imdb.com

“What is the reason? Soon the why and the reason are gone and all that matters is the feeling. This is the nature of the universe. We struggle against it, we fight to deny it; but it is of course a lie. Beneath our poised appearance we are completely out of control.”

— Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, The Merovingian, Lambert Wilson, imdb.com

“There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.”

— Ronald D. Moore, Cpt. Lee 'Apollo' Adama, Jamie Bamber, imdb.com

“We chose this job for a reason, that’s who we are. We’re not meant to go home to happy wives and husbands with kids. It doesn’t work that way for us.”

— Christina M. Kim, Edgar Reade, Rob Brown, imdb.com

“Kourtney: Why did you make a sex tape? Kim: Because I was horny and I felt like it.”

— Kim Kardashian, imdb.com

“A shy person will seek out someone strong to protect them. And a strong character’s often one who enjoys public life. Who thrives on it. And then, before you know it, the very person you’ve turned to in order to protect you is the very reason you are exposed.”

— Peter Morgan, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jodi Balfour, imdb.com

“Carrie: Why are you being nice to me? Estes: Do I need a reason? Carrie: Not unless you want me to believe a word you're saying.”

— Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Carrie Mathison, Claire Danes, imdb.com

“Jim, madness has no purpose, or reason, but it may have a goal.”

— Don Ingalls, Spock, Leonard Nimoy, imdb.com