Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.
It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it.
People who are more rational don’t perceive emotion less, they just regulate it better.
What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.
Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.