"Nature seems to have treasured up the depth of our mind talents and abilities that we are not aware of; it is the privilege of the passions alone to bring them to light, and to direct us sometimes to surer and more excellent aims than conscious effort could."

“You always know when a real inspiration is behind the melody, arrangements, even lyrics. And I know that's really vague, but it's true.”

“Art for me is the science of freedom.”

Source : YouTube Chanel "BeuysTV"/ "Joseph Beuys: 'Art for me is the science of freedom'", www.youtube.com. October 1, 2014.

“Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit.”

Source : "Sisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal". Book by Freda Adler, 1975.

“Corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be condemned, they therefore do as they like.”

Source : In Poynder 'Literary Extracts' (1844) vol. 1 (usually quoted as 'Did you ever expect a corporation to have a conscience, when it has no soul to be damned, and no body to be kicked?')

“Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.”

Source : Sidney Hook (2002). “Sidney Hook on Pragmatism, Democracy, and Freedom: The Essential Essays”, Pyr Books

“Your theory of partial immortality is abhorrent to me. I would rather disbelieve in the immortality of my own soul than suppose the boon given to me was withheld from any of my fellow creatures.”

“A shout that tore hell's concave, and beyond / Frightened the reign of Chaos and old Night.”

“I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party.”