I think that the essence of a free and civilized society is that everything in it should be subject to criticism, that all forms of authority, should be treated with a certain reservation.

The depravity of man is at once the most empirically verifiable reality but at the same time the most intellectually resisted fact.

We have now educated ourselves into a state of complete imbecility.

What will finally destroy us is not communism or fascism, but man acting like God.

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

God, stay with me, let no word cross my lips that is not your word, no thoughts enter my mind that are not your thoughts, no deed ever be done or entertained by me that is not your deed.

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.

In the beginning was the Lie and the Lie was made news and dwelt among us, graceless and false.

I have absolutely no doubt that there is an intense anti-Americanism in all Western Europe, and I think the reason for that is a very, very simple one.

The only ultimate disaster that can befall us is to feel ourselves at home on this earth.

Hoga Gothyelk no longer felt anger, not truly -- only varieties of sorrow.

You can set your mind to anything, just keep concentrating.

I realize myself that hate wastes a lot of time and energy and I would rather re-direct any energy that I have to good and positive use.

I think it's innate in human nature to want to make a difference, to make your life meaningful.

I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.

All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.

It is in vain to expect any advantage from our profession of the truth, if we be not sincerely just and honest in our actions.

Protect the ocean and you protect yourself.

I think women can be just as sexist. Women can be misogynistic, too - more so, they have more freedom to do it.

We are human, and nothing is more interesting to us than humanity.