The Ego is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear. Deepak Chopra
In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe. David Bohm
My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me. Oliver Sacks
Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. Marshall McLuhan
Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either. Marshall McLuhan
Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy. Greg Bear
Solitude is indeed dangerous for a working intelligence. We need to have around us people who think and speak. When we are alone for a long time we people the void with phantoms. Guy de Maupassant
What are we in relation to our own minds and bodies – or, seeing that there is not a single word, let us use it in a hyphenated form – our own mind-bodies? What are we in relation to this total organism in which we live? Aldous Huxley
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahlil Gibran
Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say. Edward Snowden
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. Malcolm S. Forbes
