There is nothing to be gained by pretending that academic involvement is necessary, or even always desirable, in the quest for truth and knowledge.

Everything begins as an internal reality and then is externalized through perception.

To have a high IQ, you tend to specialize, think deep thoughts. You avoid trivia.

You cannot describe the universe completely with any accuracy unless you're willing to admit that it's both physical and mental in nature.

In my view, ideas and other intellectual productions are more interesting, more indicative of intelligence, and more productively debated than IQ alone.

There’s no logical connection between being smart and having money.

The Truth is there is only one wise God, the Divine Being.

Whatever the needs of the public are, the government responds to those needs by getting larger.

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

Some people have their own bowling ball and their own bowling shoes... and no friends.

[Michael Flynn is not] the kind of person who is going to be more buttoned-up kind of military figure and that partisan tone.

I never ever ran from the Ku Klux Klan, and I shouldn't have to run from a black man.

Once I start putting all my little insecurities in my mind, I'm not actually acting. Then it's about me - and it should never be about me. It should be about the character.

Lies were like acid, corrosive: They could dissolve trust in a heartbeat.

Television has created a nation of news junkies who tune in every night to get their fix on the world.

We need to phase Medicare and Social Security out in favor of something privatized.