"If ignorance is indeed bliss, it is a very low grade of the article."

“Dogmatism is by far the best fall-back defense, the most impregnable castle, that ignorance can find. It's also a dead give-away that the person doesn't know why he believes what he believes.”

“I don't really collect guitars.”

“I'm very passionate about philosophy and religion.”

“When Abba Anthony thought about the depths of the judgments of God, he asked, 'Lord, how is it that some die when they are young, while others drag on to extreme old age? Why are there those who are poor and those who are rich? Why do wicked men prosper and why are the just in need?' He heard a voice answering him, 'Antony, keep your attention on yourself; these things are according to the judgment of God, and it is not to your advantage to know anything about them.'”

“I think you have a lot to offer... not necessarily as a person, but as an organ donor.”

“I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.”

“By becoming a conscious choice-maker, you begin to generate actions that are evolutionary for you.”

“Worry is the only insupportable misfortune of life.”