"My basic political principle: If something, whether right- or left-wing, is driven by love and solidarity, it is right; if it is driven by hate and fear it is wrong. Simple as that."
- Neel Burton
"Socrates is a shining example of a man who bravely lived up to his ideals, and, in the end, bravely died for them. Throughout his life, he never lost faith in the mind’s ability to discern and decide,..."
"Love is like chickenpox. It's much worse when it comes late."
"Of all funny things, truth is the funniest."
"Resentment is a powerful and corrosive force, both on the slippery left and the slippery right, and the history of humankind can largely be read as a history of resentment. Aside from a profound philo..."
"An artist is someone who, needing nothing and no one, wants everything and everyone."
"It is no coincidence that, on all four sides, in all four corners, the borders of the Roman Empire stopped where wine could no longer be made."
"The marriage ceremony is sexist beyond parody. The bride appears in a fussy white dress that symbolizes her virtue and virginity, and everyone keeps on remarking on how thin and beautiful she looks. H..."
"One needs to be either more brave or more good, because if courage is lacking goodness can substitute, while cowardice is the deficiency of both."
"The irony is, nothing is more frightening than being frightened."