…what most religious propositions may lack in plausibility they make up for by being memorable, emotionally salient, and socially consequential.

— Sam Harris, The Moral Landscape

…only poetry could heal the rift that had grown up between Religion and Reason.

— Lloyd Spencer, Introducing Hegel

Good work experiences have always got a fair measure of challenge about them.

— Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister, Peopleware

Genius isn’t a noun; it’s a verb.

— Dan Charnas, Everything in Its Place

Ever since people rebelled against authority in the Enlightenment, and set about using the force of reason to make their lives better, they have found a way to do so, and there is little doubt that they will continue to win victories against the forces of death.

— Angus Deaton, The Great Escape