"Raise the roof, that I might see the stars To gain wisdom, to see things for what they are Please, I need proof"

“instant opinion is an oxymoron. You don't get real opinions in an instant. You get reactions.”

“Our political class no longer has any convictions. You can only pass along the beliefs that you hold. They no longer believe in France - they have a post-national worldview. I call them France-skeptics. That's why democracy is collapsing here in France.”

“If the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part of the problem.”

“My goal has not ever been to change minds, my goal is to open minds.”

Source : "TERRA 240 - Bioneers - Part 1". Interview with George Potter, lifeonterra.com. 2007.

“I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built up on the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think.”

“Even in the most beautiful music, there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Silence is more important than ever, as life today is full of noise. We speak a lot about environmental pollution but not enough about noise pollution.”

“I didn't like the '60s because it was too important what people who had nothing to do with the war thought about it.”

“I'm spending all my time and energy on the project at hand.”