When it comes to believing things without actual evidence, we all incline to what we find most attractive.

This storm you talk of . . .t will be such a one, my son, as the world has not seen before. There will be no safety by arms, no help from authority, no answer in science. It will rage till every flower of culture is trampled, and all human things are leveled in a vast chaos.

If I had a child who wanted to be a teacher, I would bid him Godspeed as if he were going to war. For indeed the war against prejudice, greed, and ignorance is eternal, and those who dedicate themselves to it give their lives no less because they may live to see some fraction of the battle won.

Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.

The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.

Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.

People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.