Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

You're a romantic, ” said Crabbe. “You expect too much. Reality's always dull, you know, but when we see that it's all there is, well-it miraculously ceases to be dull.

Life is a constant process of dying.

She could never take an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. The weak and flaccid parity would make her nearly puke. She wants an eye for a tooth, and a life for an eye.

Man's usual routine is to work and to dream and work and dream.

I tend to avoid televisions, politics, and places with velvet ropes.

The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener.

To choose the ideal voice for a character is to give a character an ardent and vivid life, to allow him or her to speak, rather than speaking for them, in an older style of omniscient narration.

Until you appreciate something crucial - It is incredibly easy to manipulate us as to who counts as an Us, who as a Them.

The best work for creative folks on the team is when the problem is big and the solution escapes everyone.

The best part of being in a band and being successful is you get to have hot girls lace up your shoes.