"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations."

"By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox."

"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them."

"It is a unyielding truth that in the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm."

"There's only one thing harder than living in a home with an adolescent - and that's being an adolescent. The moodiness, the volatility, the wholesale lack of impulse control, all would be close to clinical conditions if they occurred at another point in life. In adolescence, they're just part of the behavioral portfolio."

"In the depths of adversity, the strength of a community lies in its compassion."

"We say no to lots of things that would please us. I would like to punch people every now and then, but I don't. I would like to have something for free rather than pay for it. I would like to skip to the front of the line... I don't mean to brush aside the taste of meat, which is a powerful attraction. But its power is not without limit."

"Liberal: a power worshipper without power."