"Aristotle saw nature as intelligent and purposive, whereas for the Epicureans, and the 17th century 'mechanical' philosophers, there is no intentionality in nature except where there are animal minds and bodies."

“Metal is easily my favorite thing - Exodus and Anthrax and Megadeth - so it just kind of organically came through in the standup act.”

“Israel has always been and must always be America's strongest ally.”

“Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.”

Source : "Practicing Peace in Times of War". Book by Pema Chödrön, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2007.

“Hey, great idea: if you have kids, give your partner reading vouchers next Christmas. Each voucher entitles the bearer to two hours' reading time *while the kids are awake*. It might look like a cheapskate present, but parents will appreciate that it costs more in real terms than a Lamborghini.”

“I always fear with music that it can be too immediate - too geared toward a "get addicted to it and throw it away" mentality. I get so melancholic once I fall out of love with a piece of music, and I try to make music that I think will at least able to grow with me as I get older.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

“Erotic play discloses a nameless world which is revealed by the nocturnal language of lovers. Such language is not written down. It is whispered into the ear at night in a hoarse voice. At dawn it is forgotten.”

“On the day when man told the story of his life to man, history was born.”

Source : Alfred de Vigny (1840). “Cinq Mars (Complete)”, p.3, Library of Alexandria

“Christian liberty is freedom from sin, not freedom to sin.”