Anthropocentrism, regarding human kind as the very center and pinnacle of existence, is a disease of arrested development.

Man is the most dangerous, destructive, selfish, and unethical animal on earth.

We are not superior. There are no clear distinctions between us and animals.

The missing link between animals and a truly humane mankind is man himself, who does not yet see himself as a part of the world, claiming it instead for himself.

The past, the present and the future - none of those are set. We know that now. They change as we change.

A boy is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

The destruction of India's village system was the greatest of England's blunders.

Each shooting day is a big challenge, but it's also fun.

In programming when you're making a change you have to know all the affected places, and you have to be able to model in your head what the performance impact will be.

Few women have both taste and truth; and indeed, this special bit or moral mosaic is just the most difficult piece of carpentry in the whole of the human workshop.

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.

As an economics undergraduate, I also worked on a part-time basis in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a company that was advising customers about portfolio decisions, writing reports.

The public wants elected officials who have character. The public wants elected officials who are willing to stand up and say things, even if they don't agree with them.