When the citizens of a society can see and hear their leaders, then that society should be seen as one.

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.

I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of my days.

Of all the passions fear weakens judgment most.

These [NSA] programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power.

Everybody wants something.

As big as an elephant is, a whale is still larger. Everything's relative. Even gods have their spot on the food chain.

It's easy to decide what you're going to do. The hard thing is deciding what you're not going to do.

Within my body are all the sacred places of the world, and the most profound pilgrimage I can ever make is within my own body.

Lots of people working in cryptography have no deep concern with real application issues. They are trying to discover things clever enough to write papers about

The weight of sadness was in wonder lost.