I feel, I think, I judge; therefore, a part of organized matter like me is capable of feeling, thinking, and judging.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

Your soul is bigger than your programming.

To make a great dream come true, you must first have a great dream.

Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis Thomas, who is no longer alive but is just heroic to me.

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.

He may not be in a class all by himself, but it don't take long to call the roll.

I stopped waiting for the world to give me what I wanted; I started giving it to myself.

The transmission of values from one generation to the next is the single most important task of the society. ...What am I doing to shape the values of the society?

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.

No confirmed satyagrahi is dismayed by dangers, seen or unseen, from his opponent's side.

Step 1 in casting vision is to make sure your people love Jesus more than they love the vision you are casting.