"You have to take responsibility for your own life. No one else is going to do it for you."

"The idea that you can just be a good person without effort is a very naive idea. Goodness requires effort."

"The truth is a terrible weapon, but it's the only one you've got."

"The idea that you can just be politically correct all the time is a very dangerous idea. You have to speak the truth."

"The idea that you can just be a critical thinker without being well-read is a very naive idea."