Each undervalues that part of the materials of thought with which he is not familiar.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Change capability is one of the strategic capabilities which underpin successful execution and move the organization from efficiency to agility.

The willingness to change one’s mind in the light of new evidence is a sign of rationality not weakness.

In essence, all of our words evoke, develop, and bring forth our reality. We always have the power to choose our words and our reality.

Truth is more important than modesty

As a career the business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos cat through Hell.

No one is in control of your happiness but you therefore you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

I know where I'm going. And if I don't know where I'm going, I don't tend to get anywhere.

An important re-engineering principle is that companies should focus on their core competence and outsource everything else.

[T]he heart is like any other organ, you can weigh it on a scale.

Programming is not a science. Programming is a craft.