I've always shrunk from usurping the functions of Providence, and when I have to exercise them I decidedly prefer that it shouldn't be on an errand of destruction.
If you do good because you expect to be rewarded, it is greed.
Deities are invented by fallible and finite beings in the hope and desire to create immortal perfection; unfortunately, such deities only reflect their creators and inspire their followers to similar imperfections.
Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed.
Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed.
Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.
Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool.
Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.
I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the flashes of lightning. And a flash of lightning lit up this truth for me, right in front of my eye. That night i lost you, I lost something inside me. Or perhaps several things. Something central to my existence, the very support for who I am as a person
Fear is being used by the political class as an excuse to accumulate more power and self-importance - and collect a lot more taxes to support their agenda.
I'm a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, a big Hitchcock fan.