The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the control of another puppeteer. If God created our will, then he's responsible for every choice we make.

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

We've demonstrated a strong track record of being very disciplined with the use of our cash. We don't let it burn a hole in our pocket, we don't allow it to motivate us to do stupid acquisitions. And so I think that we'd like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.

Steve Jobs

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.

Charles Caleb Colton

Every animal leaves traces of what it was man alone leaves traces of what he created.

Jacob Bronowski

There is nothing permanent except change.

Heraclitus

My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his family was just unassailable, without question.

David Ogden Stiers

Being American is to eat a lot of beef steak, and boy, we've got a lot more beef steak than any other country, and that's why you ought to be glad you're an American. And people have started looking at these big hunks of bloody meat on their plates, you know, and wondering what on earth they think they're doing.

Kurt Vonnegut

The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain

Samuel Johnson

...oppression is as American as apple pie...

Audre Lorde

It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle.

Bryant H. McGill

Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother.

Thomas Huxley

Philosophy is the product of wonder.

Alfred North Whitehead