Social context trumps reason and social context drives your behaviors with an influence akin to an invisible force. We naturally adapt our behaviors to the context.

As humans, we unconsciously embrace the group’s beliefs and behaviors without questioning them or surrender to their opinions.

Failure opens the door to the most powerful lessons and discoveries – but it does so only if you have the courage to accept reality and look failure in the eye.

Belief is better than anything else and it is best when rapt - above paying its respects to anybody's doubt whatsoever.

If you show a poetry professor your shiny new multiple choice teaching technology, he will invite you to exit his office.

I don't know why people enjoy what I do. I play piano and sing a few songs - and that's about as exciting as I want it to get. The people who come to my shows will have to bring a good book!

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

All reactionaries are paper tigers.

Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising.

Learn how to rest while you're awake

Latinos care about education, yes, so we need reform, not just money.

I can't see. I used to wear glasses off stage. Now I'm thinking of getting a pair of contract lenses.