Nothing in the universe is contingent, but all things are conditioned to exist and operate in a particular manner by the necessity of the divine nature. – Baruch Spinoza
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope. – Baruch Spinoza
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion. – Baruch Spinoza
As a young boy, I read Cheaper by the Dozen and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience. – Ridley Pearson