The ruling ideas of each age have ever been the ideas of its ruling class.

Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.

If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.

There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery

When the sufferers learn to think, then the thinkers will learn to suffer.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

Accumulation of wealth at one pole is at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental degradation, at the opposite pole

Social reforms are never carried out by the weakness of the strong; but always by the strength of the weak.

Follow your own path, no matter what people say.

The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.

Notice the difference: A child’s disability is the focus in traditional classroom settings, but his abilities are the focus in the homeschool environment.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

New York! I've always wanted to see it and now I've see it. It's true what they say-- it's the most wonderful city in the world.

Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.

You should never stick something that you are allergic to into your mouth, especially if that thing is cats.

Dangerous climate change... It's important not to be alarmist but it is very important to be alarmed

Of course, in all magic tricks theres a secret.

I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and asking them silly questions.

Don't knock the power of a pest," Leif said. "Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.