Most of the research which is done is determined by the requirement that it shall, in a fairly obvious and predictable way, reinforce the approved or fashionable theories.

I cannot write long books; I leave that for those who have nothing to say.

In an autocracy, one person has his way; in an aristocracy, a few people have their way; in a democracy, no one has his way.

Society expresses its sympathy for the geniuses of the past to distract attention from the fact that it has no intention of being sympathetic to the geniuses of the present.

A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together.

The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest astonishment.

When someone says his conclusions are objective, he means that they are based on prejudices which many other people share.

Lack of clarity is always a sign of dishonesty.

One of the greatest superstitions of our time is the belief that it has none.

The human race has to be bad at psychology; if it were not, it would understand why it is bad at everything else.

The only important thing to realise about history is that it all took place in the last five minutes.

Any religion which demands death for other people is itself worthy of nothing less than it expects for others. In fact, it is probably long overdue.

Christians, as messengers of God should bring restoration to this earth, become the people who can reform society and the country

How men fear the chaos of the world, I thought, and the yawning eternity hereafter. So we build patterns to explain its terrible mysteries and reassure ourselves we are safe in this world and beyond.

Say yes, Jordan, ” he said, shifting closer.“No, ” I said.Owen smiled. “Close enough.” And then he kissed me.

I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues.

Summertime And the livin' is easy, Fish are jumpin', and the cotton is high.

I want to unfold. Let no place in me hold itself closed, for where I am closed, I am false.

What you discover about people you try not to offend is that you can offend them without trying.

At school I'd want to be so small that nobody could see me, and so my work depicts and reflects me - what it felt like to grow up in a world of pain.

Other people's ideas of us are dependent largely on what they've hoped for.