A. C. Grayling: Quotes about people

A. C. Grayling is English philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on people.

A. C. Grayling: 48 quotes1 like

“When the Bible was the only book people knew, they naturally thought it embodied all that is true; but when their reading expanded, and with it the world, and a sense of other times, other voices, other possibilities and points of view, that authority could not last.”

Source: Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God (2002), Chapter 20, “Intellectuals” (p. 86)

“People not only live by symbols, but die by them, as wars of religion and nationalism attest.”

Source: Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God (2002), Chapter 4, “Symbols” (p. 19)

“New and challenging moral dilemmas are always likely to arise, so we need to try to make ourselves the kind of people who can respond thoughtfully.”

Source: Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God (2002), Chapter 2, “Moral Education” (p. 10)