It is vain for the sober man to knock at poesy's door.

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.

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

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.

Is romantic yearning an appetite for [H]eaven, or is it the ultimate refinement of covetousness?

Your perception determines your reality.

Be yourself, be brave.

There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions, who will do anything. Of course we make him pay afterward for his moment of superiority, his moment of impressiveness.

By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.

I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual," added Magnus. "Please never say those words in front of my parents," said Alec.

Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life.

Our choice is between cynicism and hope.

Even though we are deceived, still believe. Though we are betrayed, still forgive. Love completely even those who hate you.

A lot of my opposition to President Obama's policies had behind them 5, 6, 7 years of bad policies that made America less safe in my regard.