"One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts."

"We meet no ordinary people in our lives."

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything."

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind."

"What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it."