Reasonable

Famous quotes containing the word reasonable:

    “Surely knowledge of the natural world, knowledge of the human condition, knowledge of the nature and dynamics of society, knowledge of the past so that one may use it in experiencing the present and aspiring to the future—all of these, it would seem reasonable to suppose, are essential to an educated man. To these must be added another—knowledge of the products of our artistic heritage that mark the history of our esthetic wonder and delight.”
    —Jerome S. Bruner (20th century)

    “The more reasonable a student was in mathematics, the more unreasonable she was in the affairs of real life, concerning which few trustworthy postulates have yet been ascertained.”
    —George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)

    “Look, we are all reasonable men here. We don’t have to give assurances, as if we were lawyers.”
    —Mario Puzo (b. 1920)