The possible ranks higher than the actual.

—Martin Heidegger

reality possibility

About Martin Heidegger

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Martin Heidegger (26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German philosopher whose work was central to the development of phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He has had significant impact within subsequent philosophy, social sciences and humanities, and theology.

More quotations from Martin Heidegger

To dwell is to garden.

—Martin Heidegger

More quotations tagged with “possibility”

When all else is lost, the future still remains.

—Christian Nestell Bovee

future loss possibility

To achieve the impossible, it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

thought thinking possibility impossible

Things are only impossible until they're not.

—Hannah Louise Shearer

achievement possibility impossible

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

—George Bernard Shaw

life time possibility

If I had thought about it, I wouldn’t have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can’t do this.

—Spencer Silver

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