...mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

To believe something in the face of evidence and against reason - to believe something by faith - is ignoble, irresponsible and ignorant, and merits the opposite of respect.

A human lifespan is less than a thousand months long. You need to make some time to think how to live it.

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

Religion and science have a common ancestor - ignorance.

If there is anything worth fearing in the world, it is living in such a way that gives one cause for regret in the end.

Humanism is the philosophy that you should be a good guest at the dinner table of life.

Religions survive mainly because they brainwash the young.

Look at the blogosphere - the biggest lavatory wall in the universe, a palimpsest of graffiti and execration.

Try lighting your house by prayer instead of electricity and see which one works.

And I say, the meaning of life is what you make it. There will be as many different meaningful lives as there are people to live them.

It's like I'm thirteen again and he's my crush. All I'm aware of in this entire roomful of people is him. Where he is, what he's doing, who he's talking to.

Creativity is a passion for some who are inquisitive and want to explore new possibilities.

If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.

Nothing matters in the whole wide world when you're in love with a Jersey girl.

Sometimes even hearing a bad idea is a great way to get to a good idea.

Complaining is never powerful because at the root of a complaint is powerlessness

I haven't been unfaithful, well only when I was younger!

the urgent crowds out the essential.

Fighters are fighters. We got each others backs in terms of support.

Know this: you can start over, each morning.