Shakespeare's fault is not the greatest into which a poet may fall. It merely indicates a deficiency of taste.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

You can never please people enough. But you can only be yourself.

Once you get into this great stream of history, you can't get out.

It is possible that we can get so busy doing work 'for' the Lord that we have no time FOR the Lord.

I design genetic algorithms, neural network and artificial intelligence systems.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

Time is the life of the soul.

Don’t use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe.

The secret to a masterpiece is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

I think children have talent and insight, but it gets beaten out of them.

I get a lot of stuff from Germany - stuffed bugs and tarantulas.