I am ready to reject all belief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

The greater the need, the greater the quest for God.

Even though the desire is strong doesn't mean you deserve it.

Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.

Most of screenplay writing is deciding which voices you want to listen to and take on board.

It's not the lie that's the problem; it's the distance the lie forges between you.

It's fun to be liked, but when standing up for what you believe in, it's also very fun not to be liked.

I don't know my future. I don't know about tomorrow. I can just control for today or present, right now. I don't want to think about future too much, because present is most important for me.

The values that reside in art are anarchic, they are every man's loves and hates and his momentary divine revelation.

I find it difficult to breathe when l'm in the space. There seems to be no oxygen. I want to put people into a situation where they're sensitive to themselves watching the piece.

In 1968 the Arts Council managed to get a grant from the treasury to buy up a lot of derelict touring theatres and put them back in the hands of the local authorities.