The mortal nature is seeking as far as is possible to be everlasting and immortal: and this is only to be attained by generation, because the new is always left in the place of the old.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us--that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.

God's only excuse is that he does not exist

When art calls, you have to follow it. It doesn’t happen often, so take the opportunity when it strikes. In all reality, what I do is art. I do create fabulous pieces of decorative baked goods.

While I still did not know what self- actualization that sat on the top level of the pyramid meant, I could believethat if I knew I would be able to say something positive about it as well inmy life.

Misunderstandings arise only in undefined relationships

I am definitely in the right place doing the right thing. These are the rewards.

Come back to yourself. Return to the voice of your body. Trust that much.

Security against foreign danger is one of the primitive objects of civil society. It is an avowed and essential object of the American Union.

My desire was never to be famous. It was to try and create something interesting musically if I could.

The things you absorb you will ultimately secrete. It's all out there and available for you to enjoy...and be nourished by.