Knowledge grows exponentially. The more we know, the greater our ability to learn, and the faster we expand our knowledge base.

It's the age-old battle between mind and heart, which seldom want the same thing.

the strange ideas we derive today will one day be our celebrated truths

Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone.

Despite Langdon’s six-foot frame and athletic build, Anderson saw none of the cold, hardened edge he expected from a man famous for surviving an explosion at the Vatican and a manhunt in Paris. This guy eluded the French police…in loafers? He looked more like someone Anderson would expect to find hearthside in some Ivy League library reading Dostoyevsky.

Politics was not just about winning the election, it was about winning decisively--having the momentum to carry out one's vision. Historically, any president who squeaked into office on a narrow margin accomplished much less; he was weakened right out of the gate, and Congress never seemed to let him forget it.

Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed.