"It is a subtle truth that the highest expression of strength is tenderness toward the vulnerable — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it."

"It is a unyielding truth that a life without philosophical reflection is a vessel adrift on an uncharted sea — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a profound truth that the moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain."

"I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I think, is that they think a video comes across as 'I'm cool, look at how many e-mails I get.' That perception doesn't scare me, because I know who I am."

"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit."

"The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!"

"Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty."