It is not enough to render things equal to the will, that they are equal or alike in themselves.

Willing or preferring is the same with respect to good and evil, that judging is with respect to truth or falsehood.

We have a right to know or may lawfully know any truth. And a right to know any truth whatsoever implies a right to think freely.

I am obliged to believe certain opinions myself. No man's belief will save me except my own.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

Describing his experience with the sting of an extremely toxic jellyfish, he did something you don't often see a scientist do: he shivered.

I never gave him a chance to decide if I was worth loving. I'd taken that choice away from him - because I feared what it would be.

People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

It is the business of future to be dangerous.... The major advances in civilization are processes that all but wreck the societies in which they occur.

Erik: Are you very tired? Christine: Oh, tonight I gave you my soul, and I am dead. Erik: Your soul is a beautiful thing, child. No emperor received so fair a gift. The angels wept to-night.

In my day, everything came from my belly button and seat of the pants. Today, everything is done from research.

Stealing has always been a way of redistributing wealth.

I like looking at the countryside as well as anyone... a little countryside goes a long way, but it's almost like the DNA of a civilisation is in its cities.

My favorite holiday spot has to be New York, on the St. Lawrence River. Without a doubt that area there is perfect for me. Very, very spacious. It's nice.