"Pilate's skeptical sneer 'What is truth?' was addressed to Truth Himself, standing there right in front of his face. The world's stupidest question was three words; God's profoundest answer was one Word."
Peter Kreeft
"Young man, names are powerful things. You don’t just go around using them for no reason."
Rick Riordan
"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"I've had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am."
Gerald Ford
"In the past, only some of the males, but all of the females, were able to procreate. Equality is more natural for females."
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused."
Jodi Picoult
"So to recap: we may or may not be going to war with Iraq because Saddam may or may not have weapons of mass destruction, which he may or may not use, or pass to other terrorists groups with whom he may or may not have links."
Rory Bremner
"Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment."
Elon Musk
"Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all."
John Kenneth Galbraith
"A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart."
Laura Linney
"Just remember, when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do."
Sidney Sheldon
"Words have power, my son. Words can cut to the heart and soothe the deepest hurts. They can be puzzles that leave another pondering for days. I prefer to cast my spells of words in ways that make others think. It is a fault, I fear, that has come with age."
Cheryl Matthynssens
"Drugs are a bet with your mind."
Jim Morrison
"There are two types of encryption: one that will prevent your sister from reading your diary and one that will prevent your government."
Bruce Schneier
"The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego."
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