Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.

A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.

Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature.

I think you got to keep in mind that Obama was raised among Muslims, and I think he really does not want to use the word war on terror because he was raised in that community.

America is not the center of the universe.

Not to have been born is undoubtedly best, but sound sleep is second best.

We need to invest at the local party unit and focus our energy on turn out. That's how we come back, and we can come back.

Fail big if you have to, but go down trying.

I concede that segregation can allay social tensions immediately, but it further debilitates us in the long run.

Every generation is confronted anew with the task not to look the other way when injustice occurs. ... Everyone is responsible for what he does and co-responsible for what he lets happen.

It's more difficult now, to be a Geographic photographer, than it was when I came along. And it wasn't easy at that time.

People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.