There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.

We are all old-timers, each of us holds a locked razor.

You are born for service, service is love, service is joy, service brings endless peace and happiness.

I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off.

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.

States have invested themselves with the right to legitimise violence - so who gets criminalised and delegitimised? Only - or well that's excessive - usually, the resistance.

Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it.

It seems important to find ways of reminding ourselves that most "familiarity" is meditated and delusive.

I might act like it's an accident but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career.

Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.

Even before I met you I was far from indifferent to you.