There is no justice in following unjust laws. It's time to come into the light and, in the grand tradition of civil disobedience, declare our opposition to this private theft of public culture.

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past.

Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.

There is no justice in following unjust laws.

No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.

Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb?

As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.

Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility, it becomes rashness, or obstinacy.

I don’t want to be happy. I just want to change the world.

What I am telling you, before you begin my story, is this -- two things: I crave truth. And I lie.

Critics are only concerned with what affects them. And feeling empathy is a gift not many possess.

All mental unhappiness is the avoidance of legitimate suffering

There is nothing worse that a thirteen-year-old boy. You're embarrassed by your parents, and you're trying to find your independance because, deep inside, you are so dependent on your mom.

My countrymen have commissioned a bust of the Republic. It will be placed on the fountain of my native town.

A certain jollity of mind, pickled in the scorn of fortune.

A student's mentality in learning martial arts is to overcome one's problems.

Recent warming coincides with rapid growth of human-made greenhouse gases. The observed rapid warming gives urgency to discussions about how to slow greenhouse gas emissions.

Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don't avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it.

Choosing to have a child you can't take care of is like farting in an elevator. Sure you got it out, but not it's everyone else's problem.