"To speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a quiet truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that to question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma."

"It is a timeless truth that true knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions."

"After 1980, you never heard reference to space again. Surface, the most convincing evidence of the descent into materialism, became the focus of design. Space disappeared."

"It is a timeless truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel."

"Fact is, famous people say fame stinks because they love it so - like a secret restaurant or holiday island they don't want the hoi polloi to get their grubby paws on."

"I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder."