In the greater scheme, in the big picture, nothing we do matters. There’s no grand plan, no big win. If there's no great glorious end to all this, if nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do. Because that's all there is. What we do, now, today. And if there's no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world.

Angel

If your ego starts out, 'I am important, I am big, I am special,' you're in for some disappointments when you look around at what we've discovered about the universe. No, you're not big. No, you're not. You're small in time and in space. And you have this frail vessel called the human body that's limited on Earth.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.

Edward D. Bono

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

Charles W. Pickering

When your education limits your imagination, it’s called indoctrination.

Nikola Tesla

Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and the fight to have equality and things be better.

DJ Premier

I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my work, using images in a way that was a bit like sampling - taking images from diverse places, exploring the contradictions without trying to hide the seams.

Chris Ofili

A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling. Because it involves combining the music fandom: collecting, searching, discovering music history, and artifacts of recording that you may not have known existed and you just kind of unlock parts of your brain, you know?

Gotye

You standin' on business, I'm a business man. I'm a GOAT, n*gga you a sacraficial lamb.

Lil Wayne

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Plato

If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.

Lyndon B. Johnson

But she was naked… And all articulate!

Malcolm Reynolds