Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.

Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we know what we do not know.

The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.

Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.

Those who don't know must learn from those who do.

Then we shan’t regard anyone as a lover of knowledge or wisdom who is fussy about what he studies…

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance

heartbeat the sound i must hearand listen

It may be possible that Leukemia in children is linked to the location of the fuse board and the electrical meter on the home.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

If changing our world is playing God, it is just one more way in which God made us in His image.

I recommended to the president [George Bush] that our focus had to be on al-Qaida, the Taliban and Afghanistan. Those were the ones who attacked the United States of America on 9/11.

Money should not, and must not, change our commitment to solving problems and building this state.

To simplify complications is the first essential of success.

A lot of the music I listen to is indie rock. It's not on the radio.

The basic economic resource - the means of production - is no longer capital, nor natural resources, nor labor. It is and will be knowledge.

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.