I know that I have the right freely to speak and publish my sentiments, subject only to the laws of the land for the abuse of that right.

I have concluded, after consultation with my friends and earnestly seeking counsel of God, to remain at Alton, and here to insist on protection in the exercise of my rights.

I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back.

Truth is eternal, unchanging, though circumstances may and do operate to give a different colour to it, in our view, at different times. And truth will prevail, and those who do not yield to it must be destroyed by it.

Like Yoga, the spiritual life is actually very difficult.

Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.

From ancient times, the core idea of the soul is the soul is the capacity to integrate different functions into a single being or into a single person. The soul is what holds us all together: what connects our will and our minds and our bodies and connects us to God.

Science means constantly walking a tightrope between blind faith and curiosity; between expertise and creativity; between bias and openness; between experience and epiphany; between ambition and passion; and between arrogance and conviction - in short, between an old today and a new tomorrow.