Civilization, we shall find, like Universalism and Christianity, is anti evolutionary in its effects; it works against the laws and conditions which regulated the earlier stages of man's ascent.

Evolution is unproved and unprovable. We believe it only because the only alternative is special creation, and that is unthinkable.

The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.

The course of human history is determined, not by what happens in the skies, but what takes place in our hearts.

In every man there is an instinctive and passionate reaction if his person or liberty is attacked.

Man is by nature competitive, combative, ambitious, jealous, envious, and vengeful.

Human nature, as manifested in tribalism and nationalism, provides the momentum of the machinery of human evolution.

My personal conviction is that science is concerned wholly with truth, not with ethics.

Reason has not tamed desire: it is as strong as ever.

Nowhere is Universalism welcomed and encouraged by a people; everywhere governments have forced and are forcing Universalism upon unwilling and resistant subjects.

As long as man remains an inquiring animal, there can never be a complete unanimity in our fundamental beliefs. The more diverse our paths, the greater is likely to be the divergence of beliefs.

Embrace the change you desperately need. Tear down your walls and show gratitude for little things.

I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gardening, or architecture, or music. I'd be an obsessive hairdresser.

Man is born barbarous--he is ransomed from the condition of beasts only by being cultivated.

The four sweetest words in the English language — 'You wore me down.'

Do what scares you, your dreams are there waiting for you.

I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.

[Pope] Francis communicates the pastoral embrace of the Church, the breadth and inclusiveness of Catholicism symbolized by the Bernini colonnade around St. Peter's Square, in a powerful way.

Innovation often originates outside existing organizations, in part because successful organizations acquire a commitment to the status quo and a resistance to ideas that might change it

Things move very slowly in politics. We seem to fight the same wars over and over again.

Structure influences behavior. Design spaces that make you feel "you are welcome here and that you came to the right place."