Reality is always greater - much greater - than what we know, than whatever we can say about it.

The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda.

Only assholes put a nickname on their business card.

Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.

It is especially difficult for modern people to conceive that our modern, scientific age might not be an improvement over the prescientific period.

The American media produce a product of very poor quality. Its information is not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle, it breaks down almost immediately, and it's sold without warranty. It's flashy, but it's basically junk.

Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am. There is no mystery about why this should be so. Stripped of your ordinary surroundings, your friends, your daily routines, your refrigerator full of your food, your closet full of your clothes -- with all this taken away, you are forced into direct experience. Such direct experience inevitably makes you aware of who it is that is having the experience. That's not always comfortable, but it is always invigorating.