"Suppose a student of mine writes in her exam that "morality is completely relative to culture, so nothing is absolutely right or wrong. Because of that, it is absolutely wrong to be culturally intolerant". This student, if she believes what she writes, believes a contradiction. She ought not to believe the contradiction - it's a basic epistemic norm. This is true even if she can't avoid believing it - no amount of studying will show her the light."

“I am not by any stretch an enthusiast or fan of marijuana. I don't use it. I don't want any kids anywhere to use it; if I ever find one of my kids using it, they are in big trouble.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

“An idea is like a rare bird which cannot be seen. What one sees is the trembling of the branch it has just left.”

Source : "Monsieur". Book by Lawrence Durrell, 1974.

“Hurry it up! I want to be in hell in time for dinner.”

Source : Edward H. Rulloff's last words before he was hanged, May 18, 1871.

“We can't really have a serious debate about reform on immigration if we don't have operational control of the border. ... With the executive order out there, with the urgency of the threat, I think it's very likely that we'll get something passed, later this year.”

Source : "Becerra expects immigration bill soon" by Seung Min Kim, www.politico.com. February 13, 2013.

“Sometimes, you start with the drawing and then the gag comes to you in the middle of it. That is when you start working on the solution of the gag, which is composition, placing, equilibrium, and character design.”

“The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.”

“As his partner on this amazing journey, I can tell you Mitt Romney was not handed success. He built it.”

Source : Ann Romney addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, www.npr.org. August 28, 2012.

“My stuff always starts with interviews. I start interviewing people, and then slowly but surely, a movie insinuates itself.”

Source : Interview With Scott Tobias, film.avclub.com. April 23, 2008.