It is the considered opinion of most members of our rational élites that, in any given difference of opinion with reality, reality is wrong.

Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... Only a sailor can set them straight.

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system has made us fear standing out in any serious way.

The recession is over." This phrase has been used twice a year since 1973 by government leaders throughout the West. Its meaning is unclear. See: Depression.

Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery.

Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen.

People cannot do what they cannot think, and they cannot think what they cannot say.

If economists were doctors, they would today be mired in malpractice suits.

Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate.

If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural state.

We don't seek anyone out. We just wait and hope that people who want the same things come along.

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.

I seldom try to probe the mystery of my sloth. I have squandered a gigantic fortune of work hours... seems likely that I'll go on squandering till the very end.

I guess in a way I try to avoid being labeled as a traditional DJ.

There's a virtue in slowness, which we have lost

The cleaner and nicer the program, the faster it's going to run. And if it doesn't, it'll be easy to make it fast.

I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.

The war on poverty programs help address the pain of poverty.

No prayer fully expresses our faith.

The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught.