The mere abhorrence of vice is not a virtue at all.

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.

Authors are magpies, echoing each other's words and seizing avidly on anything that glitters.

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity.

An honorable man will not be bullied by a hypothesis.

There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that will be to the advantage of the led.

Leadership is more likely to be assumed by the aggressive than by the able, and those who scramble to the top are more often motivated by their own inner torments.

Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have over words, the more successful our adjustment is likely to be.

Stoicism is the wisdom of madness and cynicism the madness of wisdom.

All of us, the government, parliament, local authorities and the society must demonstrate determination and readiness to use knowledge and capabilities... toward full European integration.

It wasn't that I didn't trust Mark's flying, it was just that, okay, I didn't trust Mark's flying.

I find drug use disrespectful, self destructive and weak. I want no part of it. I believe in complete respect for myself and others.

If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me.

Community always calls us back to solitude, and solitude always calls us to community. Community and solitude, both, are essential elements of ministry and witnessing.

Oh, I'm so glad we know what it's called, that's a great help," snarled Ron, leaning back, trying to stop the plant from curling around his neck.

My favorite color is rainbow.

I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.

What is the voice of song when the world lacks the ear of taste?

Larry Summers is to modesty what Madonna is to Chastity.