First-world science is one science among many; by claiming to be more it ceases to be an instrument of research and turns into a (political) pressure group.

Given any rule, however �fundamental� or �necessary� for science, there are always circumstances when it is advisable not only to ignore the rule, but to adopt its opposite.

The only absolute truth is that there are no absolute truths.

The separation of state and church must be complemented by the separation of state and science, that most recent, most aggressive, and most dogmatic religious institution.

Arguments hardly affect the faithful- their beliefs have an entirely different foundation.

My intention is not to replace one set of general rules by another such set: my intention is, rather, to convince the reader that all methodologies, even the most obvious ones, have their limits.

Traditions are neither good nor bad, they simply are... Rationality is not an arbiter of traditions, it is itself a tradition or an aspect of a tradition.

Teachers' using grades and the fear of failure mould the brains of the young until they have lost every ounce of imagination they might once have possessed.

No single theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain

Early Chinese thinkers had taken variety at face value. They had favored diversification and collected anomalies instead of trying to explain them away.

Taking experimental results and observations for granted and putting the burden of proof on the theory means taking the observational ideology for granted without having ever examined it.

It was the first honest emotional connection I'd had in a while. So I immediately panicked and had to leave.

Only a humble person can come to know God because the humble person can recognize that there is something more powerful, more complete and more perfect than they are.

For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites varies with the various gods.

Reading more than life teaches us to recognize ethos and pathos.

The whole idea of ideas in art is useless. Only have ideas about form.

It seems to me the Washington Monument is a symbol of America’s power. It has been the symbol of our great nation, we look at that monument and we say this is one nation under God.

Sometimes it was really hard maintaining composure. People were just goofy.

The happier time, the quicker it passes

I definitely get a little antsy when I haven't had a good fix!

Two cannibals eating a clown. One asks the other, 'Does this taste funny to you?'