We love the ability of the people to influence the actions of decision-makers, of lawmakers and presidents to be removed from or elevated to office by the will of voters, and of the community to connect amongst diverse populations through the ballot box.

True science investigates and brings to human perception such truths and such knowledge as the people of a given time and society consider most important. Art transmits these truths from the region of perception to the region of emotion.

Leo Tolstoy

Faith is a state of openness or trust.

Alan Watts

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.

Phaedrus

The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.

Terry Pratchett

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.

Max Frisch

I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.

Chevy Chase

The first magic of love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

Benjamin Disraeli

We mustn't complain too much of being comedians -- it's an honorable profession. If only we could be good ones the world might gain at least a sense of style. We have failed -- that's all. We are bad comedians, we aren't bad men.

Graham Greene

I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.

Gary Numan

Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.

Shahrukh Khan

never before have we had so little time in which to do so much.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Truth is what is true, and it's not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing. Truth does not contradict or deny facts, but it goes through and beyond facts. This is something that it is very difficult for some people to understand. Truth can be dangerous.

Madeleine L'Engle