There is one basic cause of all effects.

Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.

I beg you, reject antiquity, tradition, faith, and authority! Let us begin anew by doubting everything we assume has been proven!

The Divine Light is always in man, presenting itself to the senses and to the comprehension, but man rejects it.

The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life.

If the first button of one's coat is wrongly buttoned, all the rest will be crooked.

With luck on your side, you can do without brains.

Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.

All things are in the Universe, and the universe is in all things: we in it, and it in us; in this way everything concurs in a perfect unity.

What can be more stupid than to be in pain about future things and absent ones which at present are not felt?

The gems of philosophy are not less precious because they are not understood.

The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.

To me this is not yelling. I am not yelling. I'm just passionate about my opinions and I want to tell you all of them before you start talking again.

Most SF is about madness, or what is currently ruled to be madness; this is part of its attraction - it's always playing with how much the human mind can encompass.

Sometimes one who thinks himself incomplete is merely young.

Politics is a romantic search for the good and the true and the beautiful.

Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences.

It's very rare that someone who is so good at the language of numbers, is as good at the language of life. They're two very different worlds.

actuaries are people who wanted to be accountants but didn't have the personality.

I don't hear any clear, coherent message [from Democrats]. I mean, when you're a party out of power, it's the time to be a national party chair.

A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of external powers.