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Logic Quotes by Famous Authors
1.
“Nature cares nothing for logic, our human logic: she has her own, which we do not recognize and do not acknowledge until we are crushed under its wheel.”
Ivan Turgenev
Nature
,
Logic
,
Powerlessness
,
Human Limits
,
Inevitability
2.
“What’s important is that twice two is four and all the rest’s nonsense.”
Ivan Turgenev
Logic
,
Rationalism
,
Certainty
,
Dismissal
,
Absolute Truth
3.
“Science is a method of logical analysis of nature’s operations. It has lessened human anxiety about the cosmos by demonstrating the materiality of nature’s forces, and their frequent predictability.”
Camille Paglia
Science
,
Philosophy
,
Nature
,
Anxiety
,
Logic
4.
“He that cannot reason is a fool.”
Andrew Carnegie
Wisdom
,
Intelligence
,
Logic
,
Thinking
,
Knowledge
5.
“For me writing is as close to being an engineer as possible.”
Guy Kawasaki
Writing
,
Creativity
,
Precision
,
Engineering
,
Logic
6.
“I would imagine the inside of a bottle of cleaning fluid is really clean. I would imagine a vodka bottle is really drunk.”
Mitch Hedberg
Bottle
,
Cleaning
,
Vodka
,
Logic
,
Humor
7.
“You know crazy straws – they go all over the place? These straws are sane. They never lost their mind. They say, “we’re going straight to the mouth. That guy who takes a while to get there? He’s crazy.””
Mitch Hedberg
Straws
,
Drinking
,
Humor
,
Logic
,
Wordplay
8.
“I know a lot about cars, man. I can look at any car’s headlights and tell you exactly which way it’s coming.”
Mitch Hedberg
Cars
,
Headlights
,
Humor
,
Observation
,
Logic
9.
“People on the 14th floor, you know what floor you’re really on.”
Mitch Hedberg
Numbers
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Perception
,
Reality
10.
“You should never see an ‘Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order’ sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.”
Mitch Hedberg
Escalator
,
Humor
,
Irony
,
Logic
,
Observation
11.
“If you are flammable and have legs, you are not blocking a fire exit.”
Mitch Hedberg
Safety
,
Humor
,
Irony
,
Logic
,
Fire
12.
“I saw on HBO they were advertising a boxing match “It’s a fight to the finish”. That’s a good place to end.”
Mitch Hedberg
Boxing
,
Humor
,
Irony
,
Logic
,
Sports
13.
“I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, ‘You’re gonna have to move, you’re blocking a fire exit.’ As though if there was a fire, I wasn’t gonna run. If you’re flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.”
Mitch Hedberg
Safety
,
Humor
,
Logic
,
Irony
,
Absurdity
14.
“2-in-1 is a stupid term, because 1 is not big enough to hold 2. That’s why 2 was created.”
Mitch Hedberg
Logic
,
Humor
,
Absurdity
,
Wordplay
,
Mathematics
15.
“Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?”
Steven Wright
Language
,
Phonetics
,
Spelling
,
Logic
,
Humor
16.
“Why don’t they just make mouse-flavored cat food?”
Steven Wright
Cats
,
Food
,
Mice
,
Logic
,
Humor
17.
“Why are they called buildings when they’re already finished? Shouldn’t they be called builts?”
Steven Wright
Language
,
Construction
,
Logic
,
Words
,
Humor
18.
“If Dracula can’t see his reflection in a mirror, how come his hair is always so neatly combed?”
Steven Wright
Dracula
,
Reflection
,
Vampire
,
Logic
,
Humor
19.
“Five out of four people have trouble with fractions.”
Steven Wright
Math
,
Fractions
,
Logic
,
Irony
,
Humor
20.
“Your honor, why would anyone in their right mind park in the passing lane?”
Steven Wright
Court
,
Driving
,
Logic
,
Traffic
,
Humor
21.
“Does fuzzy logic tickle?”
Steven Wright
Logic
,
Thinking
,
Paradox
,
Humor
,
Wordplay
22.
“Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?”
Steven Wright
Psychics
,
Mystery
,
Logic
,
Questioning
,
Humor
23.
“Why is it lemon juice contains mostly artificial ingredients but dishwashing liquid contains real lemons?”
Steven Wright
Irony
,
Logic
,
Food
,
Observation
,
Humor
24.
“If you got into a taxi and the driver started driving backward, would the taxi driver end up owing you money?”
Steven Wright
Logic
,
Humor
,
Irony
,
Transportation
,
Perspective
25.
“If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?”
Steven Wright
Language
,
Perception
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Perspective
26.
“If warm air rises, Heaven could be hotter than Hell.”
Steven Wright
Science
,
Paradox
,
Humor
,
Perspective
,
Logic
27.
“If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?”
Steven Wright
Philosophy
,
Humor
,
Perception
,
Perspective
,
Logic
28.
“They say we’re 98% water. We’re that close to drowning. I like to live on the edge.”
Steven Wright
Humor
,
Science
,
Perspective
,
Logic
,
Irony
29.
“How many people does it take to change a searchlight bulb?”
Steven Wright
Wordplay
,
Humor
,
Perspective
,
Logic
,
Curiosity
30.
“What happens if you get scared half to death twice?”
Steven Wright
Humor
,
Logic
,
Paradox
,
Fear
,
Perspective
31.
“I just lost a buttonhole.”
Steven Wright
Wordplay
,
Humor
,
Observation
,
Perspective
,
Logic
32.
“If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?”
Steven Wright
Evolution
,
Science
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Curiosity
33.
“What I like about the jokes, to me it’s a lot of logic, no matter how crazy they are. It has to make absolute sense, or it won’t be funny.”
Steven Wright
Comedy
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Perspective
,
Observation
34.
“Why buy a product that it takes 2000 flushes to get rid of?”
Steven Wright
Marketing
,
Consumerism
,
Logic
,
Observation
,
Humor
35.
“Why do we put suits in a garment bag and put garments in a suitcase?”
Steven Wright
Logic
,
Naming
,
Irony
,
Humor
,
Observation
36.
“The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.”
Steven Wright
Physics
,
Food
,
Observations
,
Logic
,
Humor
37.
“I eat Swiss cheese from the inside out.”
Steven Wright
Food
,
Humor
,
Absurdity
,
Observations
,
Logic
38.
“George is a radio announcer, and when he walks under a bridge, you can't hear him talk.”
Steven Wright
Sound
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Absurdity
,
Observations
39.
“Why is the third hand on a watch called a second hand?”
Steven Wright
Time
,
Wordplay
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Language
40.
“If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?”
Steven Wright
Sports
,
Logic
,
Irony
,
Questions
,
Humor
41.
“If it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?”
Steven Wright
Weather
,
Math
,
Humor
,
Logic
,
Paradox
42.
“Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery’s dead?”
Steven Wright
Habits
,
Logic
,
Technology
,
Reactions
,
Humor
43.
“If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working?”
Steven Wright
Humor
,
Predictions
,
Luck
,
Logic
,
Skepticism
44.
“After eating, do amphibians need to wait an hour before getting out of the water?”
Steven Wright
Amphibians
,
Science
,
Absurdity
,
Humor
,
Logic
45.
“In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.”
Steven Wright
Gambling
,
Math
,
Vegas
,
Humor
,
Logic
46.
“How do you get off a non-stop flight?”
Steven Wright
Travel
,
Logic
,
Irony
,
Wordplay
,
Absurdity
47.
“Is boneless chicken considered to be an invertebrate?”
Steven Wright
Animals
,
Food
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Science
48.
“What do batteries run on?”
Steven Wright
Energy
,
Logic
,
Absurdity
,
Humor
,
Science
49.
“Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?”
Steven Wright
Geography
,
Roads
,
Logic
,
Irony
,
Absurdity
50.
“I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.”
Steven Wright
Open-Mindedness
,
Logic
,
Humor
,
Thought
,
Absurdity
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