Robert C. Solomon

“What we call 'emotions' are no more than our most profound and intimate judgments.”

“Love is the active concern for the existence and flourishing of the other.”

“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.”

“The first rule of reason is this: what exists, exists; what is, is.”

“The simple fact is that we live in a world of conflict and opposites because we live in a world of boundaries. Since every boundary line is also a battle line, here is the human condition.”

“An emotion is a basic judgment about our Selves and our place in the world.”

“Choose your passions and live by them.”

“We are our passions.”

“A business is a matter of interaction between human beings, not a numbers game.”

“One must not think slightingly of the paradoxical… for the paradox is the source of the thinker’s passion, and the thinker without a paradox is like a lover without feeling: a paltry mediocrity.”

“Justice is the sweet and harmonious music of human relations.”

“Spirituality is the thoughtful love of life.”

“But the most important thing is that we have a commitment to excellence, a commitment to being the best we can be.”

“Happiness is not a goal, it's a byproduct.”