Philosophical reflection could not leave the relation of mind and spirit in the obscurity which had satisfied the needs of the naive consciousness.

The materialistic point of view in psychology can claim, at best, only the value of an heuristic hypothesis.

The results of ethnic psychology constitute, at the same time, our chief source of information regarding the general psychology of the complex mental processes.

From the standpoint of observation, then, we must regard it as a highly probable hypothesis that the beginnings of the mental life date from as far back as the beginnings of life at large.

We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of these concepts into a substance.

Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces, without considering whether these processes are or are not accompanied by processes of consciousness.

Physiology and psychology cover, between them, the field of vital phenomena; they deal with the facts of life at large, and in particular with the facts of human life.

The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness.

There are other sources of psychological knowledge, which become accessible at the very point where the experimental method fails us.

Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our nervous system, that do not possess the character of conscious actions.

Contractile movements arise, sometimes at the instigation of external stimuli but sometimes also in the absence of any apparent external influence.

Men are brittle, I reckon. They don't bend into new shapes. They get broken into them. Crushed into them.

Today's effort is the strength for tomorrow

Time is like a river of fleeting events and its current is strong as soon as something comes into sight it is swept past us and something else takes its place and that too will be swept away.

The rewards in business go to the man who does something with an idea.

I emphasize listening. We strive to hear what other people want us to hear, even though they don't always come out and say it directly.

I had no idea Canada could be so much fun.

Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.

.....they had burnt and destroyed around 30 vehicles, including tanks and APC's and damaged three enemy helicopters. God bless the fighters of the Arab Socialist Ba'th Party.

The Universe has a plan to make sure we don't ever stop learning, not only in our minds, but also in our hearts.

So let your deepest desires direct your aim. Set your sights far above the 'reasonable' target. The power of purpose is profound only if you have a desire that stirs the heart.