Killing one man is murder. Killing millions is a statistic

There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

Every time you stand up for an ideal, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope.

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil needs an adversary and there are people in distress.

There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?

While free markets tend to democratize a society, unfettered capitalism leads invariably to corporate control of government.

Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.

Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies.

Too often we honor swagger and bluster and the wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain

In your hands lies the future of your world and the fulfilment of the best qualities of your own spirit.

William F. Buckley was a man who had a great capacity for fun and for amusing himself by amazing others.

Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it. [Addressing a group of prospective contributors to an Israeli scientific research program]

Take one step backward into the unknown.

There are of course mornings when you wouldn't mind a lie in.

What is important is what inspires persistence and determination- in other words what you care about.

Is the distinction between living for Christ and dying for Him so great? Is not the second the logical conclusion of the first?

A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed.

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

Complacency in the presence of miracles is like opening the door to your own tomb.

The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?