"Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize."

"We are all revolutionaries now, addicts of change."

"The question of the family now divides our society so deeply that the opposing sides cannot even agree on a definition of the institution they are arguing about."

"Adherents of the new religious right reject the separation of politics and religion, but they bring no spiritual insights to politics."

"Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home."

"It is a quiet truth that fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: i will try once more tomorrow."