Stupidity is sometimes the greatest of historical forces.

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.

Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.

The easiest rationalization for the refusal to seek the truth is the denial that truth exists.

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

The difference between science and religion is that the former wishes to get rid of mysteries whereas the latter worships them.

Nonetheless, it still remains true that as a set of cognitive beliefs, religious doctrines constitute a speculative hypothesis of an extremely low order of probability.

In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

I do believe in poetry. I believe that there are creatures endowed with the power to put things together and bring them back to life

I must be lean & write & make worlds beside this to live in.

In short, self-rule is workable only when a people are self-sufficient enough to reject the hierarchic system as it stands.

If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.

Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

It is hard to find a friend,' I said. 'It is the hardest thing in this world,' he agreed.

I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies.

I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of.

I don't know how many more of these awards I can come up for because I think a little bit is coming out of my pants right now.

May my haters live very long to see my continued success and make their lives miserable.