“But to say self-interest is all that exists, or that it should be given free rein! My Lord. Believe that and nothing matters but money.”

“The only part of an argument that really matters is what we think of the people arguing. X claims a, Y claims b. They make arguments to support their claims with any number of points. But when their listeners remember the discussion, what matters is simply that X believes a and Y believes b. People then form their judgment on what they think of X and Y.”

“It seemed to him that nothing would ever be explained, and that all of a sudden each day was slipping away, that time was flying by and they were getting old and nothing would ever come clear.”

“The command to be free is a double bind”

“Money equals power; power makes the law; and law makes government.”

“We are here to inscribe ourselves on the universe, and it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves of this when blank slates are given us.”

“Each of us have a gift, you see, given us freely by the universe. And each of us with every breath gives something back”