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Absolutes Quotes

Thoughtful lines questioning certainty and belief

These quotes wrestle with the idea of absolutes across very different fields, from monotheistic certainty in human thought to whether anyone can truly believe without question.

I think it's the tendency to want to create gods and monotheistic absolutes and absolute certainties that is the continual temptation in human thought - that's the great danger. Every time we create a god, we diminish humanity.

Quotes by Tony Harrison

The death of Pope John Paul II led many of different faiths and of no faith to acknowledge their debt to the Roman Catholic Church for holding on to absolutes that the rest of us can measure ourselves against.

Quotes by Suzanne Fields

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality.

Quotes by Roger Penrose

If we don't believe in moral absolutes and then we get into a cultural-political debate, how are we going to win?

Quotes by Randall Terry

Always Quotes

I'm basically a happy person. I'm content with my life and my wife and my family. But you do reach a point where you start to question the absolutes that are supposedly out there, and you realize that there simply...

Quotes by Myles Kennedy

There are no absolutes in this world, and there will always be mistakes that are made within brokerage firms; there will always be people who set out to deceive the regulators and even deceive their own senior management.

Quotes by Mary Schapiro

Therefore it does not help to sneer at the imperfection of today's reality or to preach absolutes as a daily agenda.

Quotes by Gustav Heinemann

Despite what they tell you, there are simply no moral absolutes in a complex world.

Quotes by Berkeley Breathed

Our absolutes should always be hypothesis. They should never be confirmed as fact because everything that we construct through our perceptions, through our memories, is so corruptible. The skills that I have can really display that.

Quotes by Apollo Robbins

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes argue for or against absolutes?
Both positions appear, from warnings about the danger of absolute certainty to appreciation for absolutes that provide stability.
Is religion the only context these quotes discuss absolutes in?
No, one quote applies the idea to finance, arguing there are no absolutes in brokerage firms either, since mistakes remain possible.
What is described as a continual temptation in human thought?
One quote names the urge to create gods and monotheistic absolutes as a recurring temptation and a real danger.
Does personal life factor into how absolutes are discussed here?
Yes, one speaker describes reaching a point in an otherwise happy life where the absolutes they once trusted start to feel questionable.
Where can I find more quotes about faith and belief?
Our believe quotes page has more reflections on certainty and doubt in matters of faith.

Others apply the word more practically, warning that there are no absolutes in finance either, since mistakes and deception remain possible in any brokerage firm.