Original philosophy is always "deviant" or even subversive.

Science is morally neutral, but social science shows us that some moral codes are better than others.

All philosophers can do is to abstain from helping the aggressors and to enjoin social scientists to tell the truth instead of joining the choir of liars and hypocrites.

All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies.

All the electronic devices are weakening the social bonds. Sociologists and psychologists should study this serious threat instead of repeating that communication is the cement of society.

Only the stupid and the wicked can fear rational criticism.

The motto of science is not just Pauca but rather Plurima ex paucissimis - the most out of the least.

From a historical viewpoint, religion is just a kind of superstition, and from a political viewpoint it is a tool of social control.

Of course you cannot free yourself from the laws of nature; but the laws of nervous systems are not the same as the physical laws.

Most contemporary philosophers are conservative and eager to keep their jobs.

Whereas science elicits changes in order to know, technology knows in order to elicit changes.

Always seemed to me, as far as conscience goes, the sweet spot is you either be poor enough you can't afford to have one or rich enough you can afford to hire someone to carry the weight.

Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language.

One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight; Priests, tapers, temples, swim before my sight.

We all love to sing, and when we sit down to write a song I think it kind of shows itself to us.

I'm sure with a production that's not particularly well received or mediocrely received, it must be incredibly challenging to get up and keep doing it.

Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?

Declarations of war have never been a constitutional requirement for military action abroad.

Oh,' she said. 'I have never seen a Jew before. Can I see his horns?

We treat our encounters with them with carefree casualness. We are certain that our relationships will naturally take care of themselves.

The strong man holds in a living blend strongly marked opposites.