It is vain to trust in wrong; as much of evil, so much of loss, is the formula of human history.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

The deepest pain I ever felt was denying my own feelings to make everyone else comfortable.

Men and women tried each other on, casually, like suits, rejecting whatever did not fit.

Create a friendly atmosphere on the inside and outside. Live Friendly. Be a friendly person on the inside. Have the attitude it takes to be smiling internally first.

Philosophers who pay for their semantics by drawing checks on Darwin are in debt way over their heads.

My first record deal was an independent record deal back in 1995 or early 1996.

Technology celebrates connectedness, but encourages retreat.

The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.

When once enthusiasm has been turned into ridicule, everything is undone except money and power.

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

The world in which we live is geographically one. The challenge that we face today is to make it one in terms of brotherhood.