By skepticism . . . we arrive first at suspension of judgment, and second at freedom from disturbance.

Plato, quite decadently, wore an earring while young.

To every argument an equal argument is opposed.

Skepticism relieved two terrible diseases that afflicted mankind: anxiety and dogmatism.

The skeptic, being a lover of his kind, desires to cure by speech, as best he can, the self-conceit and rashness of the dogmatists.

Exhale the remnants/Of wounds that steal your freedom./No more prisons. Breathe.

Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what.

It's going to happen whether you like it or not, ” he said quietly.The top of the book dropped to display Susan's wrinkled gaze. “What's that?”“Change, ” Rich said. “It's inevitable.

Your tears are never invisible---there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.

The only good is knowledge and the only evil ignorance.

And that was always my father's favorite part about shooting as well. Often my dad would shoot very, very late, he was quite a workaholic, they would do 20, 20-hour shoots and stuff like that.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

People tend to have a government that reflects the level of consciousness of the majority of people who voted.

If you look at what is happening in Republican conventions across the country, they are energized. And the message is really the same - that is, big government is a problem, spending is a problem.

I've always thought it was arrogant to write about yourself, particularly when you're still alive.