Quotes by : Robert M. Pirsig

The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine....

Who really can face the future? All you can do is project from the past, even when the past shows that....

The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away.....

One of the most moral acts is to create a space in which life can move forward.

You can’t really think hard about what you’re doing and listen to the radio at the same time. Maybe....

To some extent the romantic condemnation of rationality stems from the very effectiveness of rationality....

The TV scientist who mutters sadly, "The experiment is a failure; we have failed to achieve what we had....

When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion....

Definitions are the foundation of reason. You can’t reason without them.

Historically mystics have claimed that for a true understanding of reality metaphysics is too “scientific”.....