Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.

Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they would be kindly in any case.

...we are a narrative, storytelling species. Revealing our own histories, and understanding those of others can really help us appreciate the humanity in all of our fellow individuals.

He's my usual type of fan... a school shooter who didn't have bullets and now he's all awkward and alone.

Not Truth, but Faith it is that keeps the world alive.

The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading?

It's not really the life of cooking that's hard - it's what you make of it and what level you push yourself to.

You may not be able to do all you find out, but make sure you find out all you can do.

My teammates are the ultimate motivation. They mean everything to me. They are the reason I want to be at my best.

After 'Urinetown,' 'Avenue Q' and now 'Mormon,' is there an envelope remaining to be pushed?

Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this year.

Why do people take notice of first snowfalls but not the last days of snow? Remember the last too.