“A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was shattered into pieces.”

“An inspection of the Constitution will show that the right of property in a slave is not "distinctly and expressly affirmed" in it.”

“It's like the Tibetan Wheel of the Passions. As the wheel turns, the values and feelings on the outer rim rise and fall, shining or sinking into darkness. But true love stays fastened to the axle and doesn't move.”

“do you fix a wheel that isn't broken, or do you wait until the cart collapses?”

“Even though they, themselves, were material beings, they could show themselves to us only by taking on bodies that our senses were able to perceive.”

“Shattered people are best represented by bits and pieces.”

“Maitreya says that no nation can work on one wheel. If you see a nation as a cart, it must have two wheels; otherwise it will not go. If one wheel alone is capitalism, it will not move. If one wheel alone is socialism, it will not move. The only thing that will make the cart, that is your political/economic structure, work properly is to have the best of socialism and the best of capitalism. The Masters advise 70 per cent socialism to 30 per cent capitalism as the best proportion.”

“He also has stated that no one would care if France was a victim of a terrorist attack. Fox's Gibson on "golden opportunity" missed: If France had been selected for 2012 Olympics, terrorists would "blow up Paris, and who cares?"”

“Bacon, Locke, Descartes, Hume, and all the others knew they were giving rights to vulgarity. But in so doing—in addition to caring for man’s well-being—they were providing rights for themselves.”

“Nothing is written stone, child. Even if it were, the stones can be shattered”