Thought, like any parasite, cannot exist without a compliant host.

The only thing binding individuals together is ideas. Ideas mutate and spread; they change their hosts as much as their hosts change them.

I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed.

A society that fears knowledge is a society that fears itself.

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism.

Many scholars have complained of our tendency to see history only in conflicts, but I am not convinced they are right. It is in conflict that our values are exposed.

... from our vantage point it is now clear that the only thing the population had to fear was fear itself.

Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea.

In the end, living is defined by dying.

Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.

Sometimes, even the very best course of action fails.

Miracles dwell in the heart.

Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it.

I'm irreverent, I'm not politically correct, and I feel that I'm protected in my private life because I live a very public private life.

The first step toward spiritual growth is to become aware of your emotions.

Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.

I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I'm not sure who that is, but they really work hard.

But she's not, and I am left to wonder on my own: How does this work, the getting to know a new guy without revealing too much desperation for his undivided attention?

Wherever there is power there is age.

The sea was indistinguishable from the sky, except that the sea was slightly creased as if a cloth had wrinkles in it.

If you won't leave me, I'll find someone who will.