No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life with its eyes shut is a kind of wild insanity. – Henry Van Dyke Category: Thinking
The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is only a mouthing of clichés. – H.L. Mencken, Prejudices, 1925 Category: Thinking
For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while. – Luther Burbank Category: Thinking
A sect or party is an elegant incognito devised to save a man from the vexation of thinking. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Category: Thinking
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. – Kenneth Clark Category: Attitude
How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun. – Christian Bale Category: cool
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. – Michael Shermer Category: Religion
For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance. – Nick Rahall Category: Peace