Fear of death, wonder at the causes of chance events or unintelligible happenings, hope for divine aid and gratitude for good fortune, cooperated to generate religious belief.

[V]irtue is not news, and virtuous men, like happy nations, have no history.

[I]ndeed, one hears, in early Christian theology, as many echoes of Persian dualism as of Hebrew Puritanism or Greek philosophy.

[S]hame is a child of custom rather than of nature.

There are not many things finer in our murderous species than this noble curiosity, this restless and reckless passion to understand.

For what is philosophy but an art - one more attempt to give "significant form" to the chaos of experience?

[R]eligion arises not out of sacerdotal invention or chicanery, but out of the persistent wonder, fear, insecurity, hopefulness and loneliness of man.

All science is a charted ignorance and belongs to Maya.

To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

Our national motto is 'In God we Trust, ' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.

Nought is there in wealth That serves as bulwark 'gainst the subtle stealth Of Destiny and Doom.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Affirmitive action is extremely complex because it appears in many different forms.

Your experience will be a lesson to all of us men to be careful not to marry ladies in very high positions.

Iceland, I'm in love with that country, the people are incredible.

Every one of us loves Pauline theology, but few of us want Pauline pain.

Maybe this will be the beginning of a trend? Flat taxes, cutting foreign aid, a referendum on Europe, grammar schools. Who knows?