True beauty is a rayThat springs from the sacred depths of the soul,and illuminates the body, just as lifesprings from the kernel of a stone andgives colour and scent to a flower.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Baruch Spinoza

The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.

Noam Chomsky

Fantasy - the ability to envisage the world in many different ways - is one of the skills that makes us human.

Terry Pratchett

Lewis Morris: It is a conspiracy of silence against me - a conspiracy of silence! What should I do? Oscar Wilde: Join it

Oscar Wilde

Man, an animal that makes bargains.

Adam Smith

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Jean de la Bruyere

When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going to tell the truth.

Lee Greenwood

We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.

Diana Ross

[T]he nature of science is not that of a steady, linear progression toward the Truth, but rather a tortuous road, often characterized by dead ends and U-turns, and yet ultimately inching toward a better, if tentative, understanding of the natural world.

Massimo Pigliucci

I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.

Alonzo Mourning

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

Frank Zappa