Nothing is absolute, with the debatable exceptions of this statement and death.

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.

If your dream doesn't scare you, it's not big enough.

Everything is touched by the holy when it is in the presence of death.

The gothic reminds us that we are mainly driven by our passions; the Gothic deals in illicit desires, in what is prohibited by society.

If there were no guns, we couldn't talk about it, ... You turn on TV, you see soldiers marching with guns. We only talk about things that's happening.

If you want to mess with me, you'd rather be ready for the consequences.

A finished work is exactly that, requires resurrection.

The need for growth - what we might call immaturity - is not a negative state of being.

... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!

Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from you - your relationship with God.

Sometimes in Washington you get a little disconnected. I want to make sure I know what people are actually doing each day.