Neil Postman

... The great strength of the science-god, is, of course, that it works ... The science-god sends people to the moon, inoculates people against disease, transports images through vast spaces so that they can be seen in our living rooms. It is a mighty god and, like more ancient ones, gives people a measure of control over their lives, which is one of the reasons why gods are invented in the first place. Some people say the science-god gives more control and more power than any other god before it.

Nonetheless, like all gods, it is imperfect. Its story of our origins and of our end is, to say the least, unsatisfactory. To the question, How did it all begin?, science answers, Probably by accident. To the question, How will it all end?, science answers, Probably by an accident. And to many people, the accidental life is not worth living.

Peter Johnson

The problem is not that this is boring. The problem is that you are not interested.
(paraphrase)

Agnes Repplier

WE CANNOT HOPE TO SCALE GREAT MORAL HEIGHTS BY IGNORING PETTY OBLIGATIONS.

Stephen E. Robinson

"Satan will create a universe to fit any desire, but only God can show us how to fit our desires to the universe - the real universe, the one that won't change to accommodate us."

Richie Norton

There's room at the top because so few people are willing to pay the extra price to get there.

Steve Jobs

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Daniel Gilbert

"If you are like most people, then like most people, you don't know you're like most people. Science has given us a lot of facts about the average person, and one of the most reliable of these facts is that the average person doesn't see herself as average ... Ironically, the bias toward seeing ourselves as better than average causes us to see ourselves as less biased than average too."