Quotes by Categorical Imperative My conscience is informed by reason. It's like Kant's categorical imperative: behave to others as you would wish they behaved to you. Ayaan Hirsi Ali categorical-imperative reason wish There is only one categorical imperative in golf, and that is to hit the ball. There are no minor absolutes. Charles Walter Simpson categorical-imperative balls golf God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant. Elisabeth Elliot categorical-imperative command safety Morality, after all, has nothing to do with selflessness. On the contrary, self-interest is precisely the basis of the categorical imperative. Frans de Waal categorical-imperative morality self There is nothing higher than reason. Immanuel Kant categorical-imperative reason knowledge All our knowledge begins with the senses... Immanuel Kant categorical-imperative reason knowledge