"Insight is 'mental vision,' one of the ways in which the mind escapes the limits of the obvious or the familiar."

“My tendency is to be very experimental.”

“It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.”

“Be ye a refuge to the fearful; bring ye rest and peace to the disturbed; make ye a provision for the destitute; be a treasury of riches for the poor; be a healing medicine for those who suffer pain; be ye doctor and nurse to the ailing; promote ye friendship, and honour, and conciliation, and devotion to God, in this world of non-existence.”

“If I accept the fact that my relationships are here to make me conscious, instead of happy, then my relationships become a wonderful self mastery tool that keeps realigning me with my higher purpose for living.”

“Atheists should point out that life without God can be meaningful, moral and happy.”

Source : "Yes, life without God can be bleak. Atheism is about facing up to that" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. March 9, 2012.

“It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease. When the poor share some of the power that the affluent now monopolize, we will give a damn.”

Source : Cesar Chavez (2008). “An Organizer's Tale: Speeches”, p.144, Penguin

“Never shall I recollect the occasion he gave me of displeasure, without feeling it renewed.”

“I don't conduct myself like a rock 'n' roll star in my day-to-day living. Am I a celebrity? Yes. Do people recognize me on the street? Yes, they do. But at the same time, it's not a media center out here. People get used to you.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.