Woody Allen Quotes About Philosophy

Quotes about: Philosophy

• If it turns out that there is a God...the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.

  Woody Allen

  Witty, Atheist, Philosophy

  Love and Death (1975 film)

• You know what my philosophy of life is? That it’s important to have some laughs, but you got to suffer a little too, because otherwise you miss the whole point to life.

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Laughing, Missing

  Broadway Danny Rose, www.imdb.com. 1984.

• Human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun.

  Woody Allen

  Fun, Philosophy, Mind

  "Love and Death". www.imdb.com. 1975.

• There will be no major solution to the suffering of humanity until we reach some understanding of who we are, what the purpose of creation was, what happens after death. Until those questions are resolved we are caught.

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Understanding, Humanity

• In formulating any philosophy the first consideration must always be: What can we know? That is, what can we be sure we know, or sure that we know we knew it, if indeed it is at all knowable. Or have we simply forgotten it and are too embarrassed to say anything? Descartes hinted at the problem when he wrote, 'My mind can never know my body, although it has become quite friendly with my legs.

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Mind, Say Anything

  Woody Allen (2007). “The Insanity Defense: The Complete Prose”, Random House Incorporated

• The great question of philosophy remains: If life is meaningless, what can be done about alphabet soup?

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Done, Soup

  Woody Allen (2007). “Mere Anarchy”, Random House Incorporated

• My ex-wife was a philosophy major at NYU. Yeah, she and I used to have deep philosophical discussions where she would prove that I didn't exist.

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Philosophical, Nyu

• A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything.

  Woody Allen

  Philosophy, Believe, Character

  "Woody Allen & Cast Interview". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com. October 1, 2010.

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