And what, then, is belief? It is the demi-cadence which closes a musical phrase in the symphony of our intellectual life.

Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.

We do not really think, we are barely conscious, until something goes wrong.

The entire universe is perfused with signs, if it is not composed exclusively of signs.

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which hs to be acquired with difficulty.

It is... easy to be certain. One has only to be sufficiently vague.

My language is the sum total of myself.

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.

It is not knowing, but the love of learning, that characterizes the scientific man.

The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses.

We should chiefly depend not upon that department of the soul which is most superficial and fallible (our reason), but upon that department that is deep and sure, which is instinct.

The moon looks upon many night flowers the night flowers see but one moon.

Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

Every studio needs a rubber chicken.

What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?

When we listen for feelings and needs - we can see that people who seem like monsters are simply human beings whose language and behavior sometimes keep us from seeing their humanness.

I love my people and I don't hate nobody and it keeps me out of trouble.

You never know until a song comes out and becomes what it becomes, obviously you can't predict how the masses will react.

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

To be fully human is...to know that it's possible to face the unimaginable and somehow put one foot in front of the other.

When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.