Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage".

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

I'm thankful for the work that feminists like Gloria Steinem have done. I am a feminist, but the geography for women today is vastly different than it was in the '60s.

Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.

If men found out how to give birth to children they'll never propose again.

Do us all a favor and toss your mouth overboard.

It's time for democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.

I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers than by trying to teach their hungry children.

Today is a day of completion; I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease.

Breathing, according to me, corresponds to taking charge of one's own life.

the task of each family is also the task of all humanity. This is to cherish the living, remember those who have gone before, and prepare for those who are not yet born.

Its a toss-up when you decide to leave the beaten track. Many are called, few are chosen.