Wisdom

Misunderstanding must be nakedly exposed before true understanding can begin to flourish.

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he's one who asks the right questions.

In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.

They're just words. And words alone don't really mean anything. It's what you feel and what you believe when you say them that matter.

I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Philosophy starts when we question ourselves and search for meaning in our lives.

Nothing evokes the prurient like puritanism.

Saul wanted to destroy his best warrior, David, instead of helping David destroy his real enemies. Lesson: The very person you are fighting against may be your greatest asset.

Joking with somebody's emotions makes you cold person.

When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

The crossroads of science and politics is a dodgy place.

You're a great man, but only when seen from afar.

Television wasn't getting rid of animals, but they were no longer cast as creatures that were omniscient and heroic. They were talking horses like Mr Ed or an absurdist pig like Arnold Ziffle...Just like the heroic animals in silent films became comedians in talkies, animals on television were becoming jesters, something Rin Tin Tin had never been.

Great souls carry great burdens.

Religion can only do two things for mankind turn them into monster or stupid.

Grains of sand will only flow with the winds, Kenton, never against them.

Oftentimes in a society when people of a certain type, whether individual or a group, are subconsciously portrayed by the media as abnormal, they also slowly, subconsciously become enemies of that society due to feelings of cultural guilt. Ultimately by this the inflated media is an enemy of its very own cause.

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.