If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.
It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.
It’s interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are always relevant.
Rationality attracts conscientious humans, whereas mysticism attracts fools.
Time and space are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live.
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.