For our discussion is on no trifling matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Mother's ways are higher than others, even when everyone rejects, mother accepts with her arms open and wide.

The average man that I encounter all over the country regards government as a sort of great milk cow with its head in the clouds eating air and growing a full teat for everybody on earth.

I'm learning a lot about how to be one of the 'good' actors. You'd hope that it's natural to be a good person, and kind, but I'm learning how to deal with long, sometimes boring days.

As long as the enemy fights he must be beaten relentlessly, but a defeated enemy and especially the civilian population must be treated generously.

Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon.

A man who first tried to guess 'what the public wants,' and then preached that as Christianity because the public wants it, would be a pretty mixture of fool and knave

The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself.

I’ve been thinking,” he said. “Which is not an easy thing for a teacher to admit to.

When once estrangement has arisen between those who truly love each other, everything seems to widen the breach.

I like to do things that are surprising and different.