There is no need to search for global solutions, apart from an absolute necessity to destroy the idea that such things exist.

Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... Only a sailor can set them straight.

Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.

The void in our society has been produced by the absence of values... we have no widespread belief in the value of participation. The rational system has made us fear standing out in any serious way.

The recession is over." This phrase has been used twice a year since 1973 by government leaders throughout the West. Its meaning is unclear. See: Depression.

Pessimism: A valuable protection against quackery.

Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the citizen.

People cannot do what they cannot think, and they cannot think what they cannot say.

If economists were doctors, they would today be mired in malpractice suits.

Which is ideology? Which not? You shall know them by their assertion of truth, their contempt for considered reflection, and their fear of debate.

If allowed to run free of the social system, capitalism will attempt to corrupt and undermine democracy, which is after all not a natural state.

Worry is common, it's not good for us, it accomplishes little, and it dishonors the God who cares for us. Worry may be our most enduring form of unbelief.

You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.

There are perhaps only one or two things in the world which are not far more charming in desire than they are in possession.

The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people.

Letting go of our ideas about how life should go is a choice that sets life's magic free.

We all have insecurities but you have to know you’re beautiful.

If you have children in your house you have Frosted Flakes.

...the endless repetition of an ordinary miracle.

I like people who like Plato.

I think you should be proud of not being worse than just deeply introverted and socially maladjusted.