Basically, morphic fields are fields of habit, and they've been set up through habits of thought, through habits of activity, and through habits of speech. Most of our culture is habitual.

The universe is not in a steady state; there's an ongoing creative principle in nature, which is driving things onwards.

The science delusion is the belief that science already understands the nature of reality in principle, leaving only the details to be filled in.

The idea is that there is a kind of memory in nature. Each kind of thing has a collective memory. So, take a squirrel living in New York now. That squirrel is being influenced by all past squirrels.

Contemporary science is based on the philosophy of materialism, which claims that all reality is material or physical.

I went through the standard scientific atheist phase when I was about 14. I bought into that package deal of science equals atheism.

Science at its best is an open-minded method of inquiry, not a belief system.

I think that creativity depends on having sufficient indeterminacy around for a new pattern to arise up within it.

There's a certain kind of scepticism that can't bear uncertainty.

Matter is merely mind deadened by the development of habit to the point where the breaking up of these habits is very difficult.

At the moment of insight, a potential pattern of organized behavior comes into being.

When they say whatever you say may be used against you, they mean it!

If you wish to achieve any success in this life, do your best to surround yourself with an orgy of good choices.

Free enterprise is not a bad idea and has produced art.

Professor Snape was forcing them to research antidotes. They took this one seriously, as he had hinted that he might be poisoning one of them before Christmas to see if their antidote worked.

Do not be intimidated by a smart person. It is easier to debate a smart person than to argue with an idiot.

He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.

Even the minds of animals, such as dogs, lions, cats, and serpents, become charmed with music.

Bad evangelism says: I'm right, you're wrong, and I would love to tell you about it

I look at everything in an artistic way.

'Tis sweet to kiss a girl on Spring's first day, but only half so sweet as 'tis to kiss a girl on her bootyhole.