Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview.

What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so good to win.

In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference that means an enormous amount to some people.

The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives.

The great virtue, I think, of studying Aristotle - and, more importantly, taking him seriously as a possible teacher - is that he presents an alternative view of both science and the world.

Fear invites aggression - do not show it to a predator.

I value all things as nothing in comparison with having the spirit of God to guide me.

A Hindu is a born mystic, and the luxuriant nature of his country has made him a zealous pantheist

I do find it odd people choose to do stuff that makes them look like crazy Hollywood faces, but I've got zero judgment.

For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept... Whenever people bring up feminism, I’m like, god. I’m just not really that interested.

Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end.

It's taken me 40-something years, but I embrace the curl. My littlest daughter has the same hair. She likes it when my hair is curly, so I wear it for her.

Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

Each year is a new year.

Unlike those theists who at least pay lip service to science and scientific method, Johnson is out to convict science of fraud in the court of public opinion.