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Reasonable Quotes

What counts as reasonable, across money, politics, and life.

These reasonable quotes look at how society defines fairness, from marriage and social support to what a moderate political stance should look like. See our Advice quotes for related perspectives.

I'm quite reasonable and level-headed.

Quotes by Aaron Ramsey

Every reasonable human being should be a moderate Socialist.

Thomas Mann

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

Quotes by Thomas J. Stanley

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

Quotes by Stephen Fry

Advice Quotes

I would suggest, merely as a metaphor here, but also as the basis for a scientific program to investigate the computational capacity of the universe, that this is also a reasonable explanation for why the universe is complex.

Quotes by Seth Lloyd

The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

Reasonable mergers generate substantial synergies, so that provides for earnings and cash-flow growth even if it doesn't provide for revenue growth, and I think that's a big driver.

Quotes by Roger Altman

I was not an especially diligent student but nevertheless obtained a reasonable education in physics.

Quotes by Robert Coleman Richardson

I think the notion of tax fairness is the reasonable thing to do.

Quotes by Phil Murphy

Always Quotes

The costs of marriage breakdown are borne by the entire society, and therefore it is reasonable for the entire society to demand support for marriage - to insist that it is privileged both culturally and legally.

Quotes by Nancy Pearcey

Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.

Quotes by Karl Marx

On the molecular scale, you find it's reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mechanical system that works at computer speeds.

Quotes by K. Eric Drexler

Blanket objection is not very reasonable to me - any effort to control scientific advances is doomed to fail.

Quotes by Joseph Murray

Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact.

Quotes by John Rawls

America Quotes

The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

Quotes by John Lewis

When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people to pay their fair and reasonable dues.

Quotes by John Caudwell

Reasonable regulations regarding the ownership of weapons are appropriate.

Quotes by John Ashcroft

I guess I have a reasonable physique for the sport I do.

Quotes by Johanna Konta

America's got quite reasonable tax rates from an employee point of view.

Quotes by Jim Ratcliffe

Being Quotes

The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own campaigns because of the rather reasonable presumption that a candidate is incapable of corrupting himself.

Quotes by James L. Buckley

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'reasonable' cover across these quotes?
It spans social policy, personal reasoning, political identity, and personal finance, showing how broadly the word gets applied.
Do these quotes connect reasonableness to marriage or society?
Yes, one argues that because society bears the cost of marriage breakdown, it's reasonable for society to support marriage in return.
Is reason always shown as reasonable here?
No, one quote separates the two, noting that logical thought has been around forever without always coming across as sensible.
Does this topic touch on financial goals?
Yes, one quote claims that a reasonable income, given enough time, is often sufficient for financial independence.
How does this topic relate to Advice quotes?
Reasoned thinking underlies most good advice, which is why our Advice quotes are a natural next stop from here.

Financial independence and clear thinking both appear here as forms of being reasonable rather than extreme. Pair it with our America or Being quotes.